Mauritania vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Mauritania
8.35 years
in 2020
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
8.75 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
191st
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
192nd

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

  • Mauritania
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 8.75 years against 8.35 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.

Mauritania ranks 191st and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd of 213 countries.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.34 years 4 years 2.66 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1980s 3.63 years 5.08 years 1.45 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1990s 5 years 5.14 years 0.1407 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2000s 6.73 years 6.95 years 0.2264 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2010s 7.98 years 8.58 years 0.5972 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2020s 8.35 years 8.93 years 0.5843 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Mauritania or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 8.75 years against 8.35 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
0.4 years, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 191st and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release