How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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

Mauritania

4.85 years

in 2023

Mozambique

4.59 years

in 2023

Mauritania rank

172nd

Mozambique rank

175th

Mauritania currently reports 4.85 years against 4.59 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.26 years.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

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

Mauritania ranks 172nd and Mozambique ranks 175th of 192 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Mauritania	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.61 years	1.6 years	1.01 years	Mauritania
2000s	3.37 years	2.07 years	1.3 years	Mauritania
2010s	4.25 years	3.01 years	1.23 years	Mauritania
2020s	4.83 years	4.32 years	0.511 years	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Mauritania or Mozambique?: Mauritania, at 4.85 years against 4.59 years in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Mauritania and Mozambique?: 0.26 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Mauritania ranks 172nd and Mozambique ranks 175th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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.