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
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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.