Cote d'Ivoire vs Mauritania: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Cote d'Ivoire

4.87 years

in 2023

Mauritania

4.85 years

in 2023

Cote d'Ivoire rank

171st

Mauritania rank

172nd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 4.87 years against 4.85 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.018 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 171st and Mauritania ranks 172nd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.