Mauritania vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Mauritania
8.35 years
in 2020
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
8.78 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
191st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
188th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Mauritania
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 8.78 years against 8.35 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.43 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th of 213 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 years | 4.35 years | 3.01 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 3.63 years | 5.95 years | 2.32 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5.98 years | 0.9822 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 6.73 years | 7.32 years | 0.592 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 7.98 years | 8.54 years | 0.5601 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 8.35 years | 8.8 years | 0.4519 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 8.78 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.43 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th 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
February 2026 Data Release