Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 7.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mauritania stood at 7.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mauritania peaked at 7.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 135th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+ with secondary in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +30.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +80.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +118.8% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +61.9% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +75.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +48.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 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 25+ with secondary in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Mauritania was 7.5% 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 25+ with secondary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ 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 25+ with secondary?
- Mauritania ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)