El Salvador vs Mauritania: Primary education, duration

El Salvador
6 years
in 2025
Mauritania
6 years
in 2025
El Salvador rank
25th
Mauritania rank
25th

Primary education, duration over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.

El Salvador ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 25th of 211 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 6 years 7 years 1 years Mauritania
1980s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
1990s 6.3 years 6 years 0.3 years El Salvador
2000s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
2010s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”
2020s 6 years 6 years 0 years β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, El Salvador or Mauritania?
El Salvador, at 6 years against 6 years in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between El Salvador and Mauritania?
0 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for primary education, duration?
El Salvador ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 25th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.