Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. was 33.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Mauritania stood at 33.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Mauritania peaked at 36.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.8% | — |
| 1965 | 34.8% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 34.8% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 36.5% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 34.8% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 35.1% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 33.3% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 46 Dominican Republic 35.5% compare
- 47 Gabon 33.9% compare
- 48 Panama 33.5% compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 32.2% compare
- 51 Iceland 31.9% compare
- 52 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.4% 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 population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Mauritania was 33.3% 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 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.?
- Mauritania ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)