Mauritania vs UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male
Mauritania
6.5 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Africa
6.05 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
54th
UNICEF: Africa rank
53rd
School life expectancy, primary, male over time
- Mauritania
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 6.5 years against 6.05 years in UNICEF: Africa, a difference of 0.45 years.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Africa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 54th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.07 years | 4.63 years | 2.57 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1980s | 3.18 years | 5.27 years | 2.09 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 4.45 years | 5.03 years | 0.5782 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 5.45 years | 5.89 years | 0.4378 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 5.78 years | 6.12 years | 0.3409 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 6.18 years | 6.08 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, Mauritania or UNICEF: Africa?
- Mauritania, at 6.5 years against 6.05 years in UNICEF: Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Mauritania and UNICEF: Africa?
- 0.45 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and UNICEF: Africa?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 54th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release