Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total was 160 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Mauritania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 160 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Mauritania peaked at 160 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 117th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46 | — |
| 1965 | 52 | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 59 | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 66 | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 74 | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 80 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 87 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 109 | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 133 | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 160 | +20.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 160 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 514, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 160 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 376, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49 | 46 | 52 | 2 |
| 1970s | 62.5 | 59 | 66 | 2 |
| 1980s | 77 | 74 | 80 | 2 |
| 1990s | 88 | 87 | 89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 121 | 109 | 133 | 2 |
| 2010s | 160 | 160 | 160 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Mauritania?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Mauritania was 160 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 40-44, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 160 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total?
- Mauritania ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 40-44, total is the total population of 40-44 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.