ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary, male

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
6.05 years
in 2024
Mauritania
6.5 years
in 2024
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
53rd
Mauritania rank
54th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 6.5 years against 6.05 years in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 0.45 years.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 54th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 4.63 years 2.07 years 2.57 years ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 5.27 years 3.18 years 2.09 years ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 5.03 years 4.45 years 0.5782 years ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 5.89 years 5.45 years 0.4378 years ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 6.12 years 5.78 years 0.3409 years ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 6.08 years 6.18 years 0.1029 years Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 6.5 years against 6.05 years in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Mauritania?
0.45 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Mauritania?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Mauritania rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 54th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release