Mauritania vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Mauritania
2.59 years
in 2020
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.82 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
196th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
199th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.82 years against 2.59 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.23 years.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Mauritania ranks 196th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 214 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2038 years 0.8194 years 0.6156 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 0.8401 years 1.35 years 0.512 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 0.9029 years 1.46 years 0.5552 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.33 years 1.83 years 0.4997 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 2.16 years 2.56 years 0.3988 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 2.59 years 2.74 years 0.1484 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Mauritania or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.23 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 196th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th 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