Mauritania vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
Mauritania
8.31 years
in 2020
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
8.59 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
186th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
186th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Mauritania
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 8.59 years against 8.31 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1981 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 186th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 186th of 208 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.67 years | 5.26 years | 2.59 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 4.39 years | 5.4 years | 1.01 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 6.56 years | 6.71 years | 0.1543 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 7.88 years | 8.17 years | 0.2857 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 8.31 years | 8.55 years | 0.2415 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, female, Mauritania or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 8.59 years against 8.31 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Mauritania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.28 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)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 186th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 186th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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