Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 12.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Mauritania stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Mauritania peaked at 12.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +246.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +267.4% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +169.4% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +52.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 116 Barbados 13.7% compare
- 117 Sierra Leone 13.3% compare
- 118 Malawi 12.9% compare
- 120 Côte d'Ivoire 12.3% compare
- 121 Cuba 10.4% compare
- 122 Afghanistan 10.3% 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: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Mauritania was 12.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.8%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary