Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. was 35.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 35.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Mauritania peaked at 35.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.6% | — |
| 1965 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 16.4% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 25.5% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 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 population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Mauritania was 35.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling.?
- Mauritania ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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 population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary