Mauritania vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary, female

Mauritania
6.71 years
in 2024
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
6.01 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
40th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
38th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

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

Mauritania currently reports 6.71 years against 6.01 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), a difference of 0.7 years.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.

Mauritania ranks 40th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.03 years 2.97 years 1.94 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1980s 2.11 years 3.54 years 1.43 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
1990s 3.75 years 3.53 years 0.2146 years Mauritania
2000s 5.42 years 4.97 years 0.4493 years Mauritania
2010s 5.87 years 5.93 years 0.062 years WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
2020s 6.21 years 6.05 years 0.1625 years Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Mauritania or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
Mauritania, at 6.71 years against 6.01 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
0.7 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Mauritania ranks 40th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release