Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 2,017 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2,017 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mauritania peaked at 2,017 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 580, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 615 | 580 | 650 | 2 |
| 1970s | 759 | 717 | 801 | 2 |
| 1980s | 960 | 903 | 1,017 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,219 | 1,138 | 1,300 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,624 | 1,500 | 1,748 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,017 | 2,017 | 2,017 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.62 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Mauritania was 2,017 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,017 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 580 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Mauritania ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.