Mauritania vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Mauritania
2.59 years
in 2020
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.82 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
196th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
195th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.82 years against 2.59 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.23 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Mauritania ranks 196th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 195th of 214 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2038 years 0.8196 years 0.6159 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.8401 years 1.35 years 0.512 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.9029 years 1.46 years 0.555 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.33 years 1.83 years 0.4996 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.16 years 2.56 years 0.3988 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.59 years 2.74 years 0.1487 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Mauritania or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.82 years against 2.59 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Mauritania and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.23 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 196th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 195th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release