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

Mauritania
2.6 years
in 2020
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.71 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
192nd
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
190th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.511.522.5197019972024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.71 years against 2.6 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1981 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Mauritania ranks 192nd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 190th of 213 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4622 years 1.12 years 0.6562 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.6422 years 1.29 years 0.6489 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.19 years 1.61 years 0.4162 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.02 years 2.37 years 0.3497 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.6 years 2.61 years 0.0136 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Mauritania or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.71 years against 2.6 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Mauritania and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.11 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Mauritania ranks 192nd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 190th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release