Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 74.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 74.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mauritania peaked at 74.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.0% | — |
| 1965 | 17.6% | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 19.8% | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 21.7% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +44.8% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 16.0% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 23.9% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 28.7% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 37.3% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Mauritania was 74.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Mauritania ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary