Gambia vs Mauritania: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Gambia

4.67 years

in 2023

Mauritania

4.85 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

173rd

Mauritania rank

172nd

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

Mauritania currently reports 4.85 years against 4.67 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.1773 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 173rd 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.