Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Burkina Faso
9.26 years
in 2019
Mauritania
9.35 years
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
163rd
Mauritania rank
162nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.35 years against 9.26 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Mauritania ranks 162nd of 183 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.24 years | 3.92 years | 1.68 years | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.8 years | 4.67 years | 1.87 years | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.88 years | 7.22 years | 2.35 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 8.14 years | 8.62 years | 0.4727 years | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 9.35 years against 9.26 years in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 0.09 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Mauritania ranks 162nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.