Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 30.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Mauritania is 30.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Mauritania peaked at 30.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.0% | — |
| 1965 | 28.6% | +68.0% |
| 1970 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 29.2% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +7.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 30.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 30.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.2%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.8% | 17.0% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 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 50-54 with primary in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Mauritania was 30.8% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Mauritania ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)