Mauritania vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female
Mauritania
6.71 years
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
5.98 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
40th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
42nd
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Mauritania
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6.71 years against 5.98 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.73 years.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 40th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 years | 3.43 years | 2.41 years | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 2.11 years | 4.33 years | 2.22 years | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 3.75 years | 4.2 years | 0.4501 years | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 5.42 years | 5.27 years | 0.1455 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.87 years | 5.89 years | 0.0213 years | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 6.21 years | 5.99 years | 0.2239 years | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Mauritania or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Mauritania, at 6.71 years against 5.98 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Mauritania and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 0.73 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 40th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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