Mauritania vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Mauritania
8.55 years
in 2020
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
10.18 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
158th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
155th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 10.18 years against 8.55 years in Mauritania, a difference of 1.63 years.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1988 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Mauritania ranks 158th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th of 179 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1980s 3.04 years 4.62 years 1.58 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 4.45 years 5.59 years 1.15 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 6.74 years 6.93 years 0.1915 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 8.07 years 8.71 years 0.64 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2020s 8.55 years 9.5 years 0.9516 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Mauritania or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 10.18 years against 8.55 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
1.63 years, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Mauritania ranks 158th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release