Mauritania vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Mauritania
8.58 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
8.23 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
129th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
130th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
02468199520092024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 8.58 years against 8.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.35 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.

Mauritania ranks 129th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 130th of 200 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Difference Ahead
1990s 5.45 years 7.18 years 1.73 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2000s 6.18 years 7.68 years 1.5 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2010s 7.29 years 8.01 years 0.7152 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2020s 8.08 years 8.24 years 0.1641 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Mauritania or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Mauritania, at 8.58 years against 8.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Mauritania and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
0.35 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 129th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 130th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release