Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Mauritania

Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 28.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
28.6%
World rank
61st
of 144 countries
All-time high
30.4%
in 1985
All-time low
16.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Mauritania, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 16.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 17 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 30.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 30.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 29.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 29.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 28.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in 2010.

That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Mauritania peaked at 30.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1960.

That places Mauritania 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with primary in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Mauritania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 16.2%
1965 17.0% +5.1%
1970 28.6% +68.0%
1975 28.6% +0.0%
1980 28.6% +0.0%
1985 30.4% +6.3%
1990 30.4% +0.0%
1995 29.2% -3.8%
2000 29.2% +0.0%
2005 28.6% -2.2%
2010 28.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.6% 16.2% 17.0% 2
1970s 28.6% 28.6% 28.6% 2
1980s 29.5% 28.6% 30.4% 2
1990s 29.8% 29.2% 30.4% 2
2000s 28.9% 28.6% 29.2% 2
2010s 28.6% 28.6% 28.6% 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 58 Iceland 30.4% compare
  2. 59 Luxembourg 29.4% compare
  3. 60 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.3% compare
  4. 62 Congo 27.9% compare
  5. 63 Sri Lanka 27.8% compare
  6. 64 Jordan 26.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Mauritania?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Mauritania was 28.6% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1985.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1960.
How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Mauritania ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)