Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 3.77 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritania stood at 3.77. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritania peaked at 3.77 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.35 | — |
| 1965 | 1.44 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 1.52 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.7 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 1.79 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.99 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 2.23 | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 2.61 | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 2.97 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.35 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 3.77 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.61 | 1.52 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.89 | 1.79 | 1.99 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.42 | 2.23 | 2.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 2.97 | 3.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.77 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 127 Eswatini 4.02 compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 3.95 compare
- 130 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.61 compare
- 131 Central African Republic 3.57 compare
- 132 Rwanda 3.48 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Mauritania was 3.77 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.