Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female was 2.87 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.87 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Mauritania peaked at 3.03 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 130th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 35-39, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.15 | — |
| 1965 | 1.26 | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.3 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.39 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.42 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.89 | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 2.18 | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 3.03 | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.26 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 1.3 | 1.39 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.42 | 1.89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.18 | 3.03 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.87 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 127 Togo 3.36 compare
- 128 Malawi 3.35 compare
- 129 Central African Republic 3.18 compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 2.83 compare
- 132 Liberia 2.82 compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.79 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female in Mauritania was 2.87 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 35-39, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female?
- Mauritania ranks 130th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 35-39, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of education completed among females age 35-39.