Mauritania vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Mauritania
2.59 years
in 2020
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.95 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
194th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
192nd

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Mauritania
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
11.522.53197019972024

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.95 years against 2.59 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.36 years.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 194th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.2 years 1.56 years 0.362 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.16 years 1.62 years 0.4576 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.48 years 2.07 years 0.5911 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.31 years 2.77 years 0.4638 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.59 years 2.9 years 0.3122 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Mauritania or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.95 years against 2.59 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Mauritania and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.36 years, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Mauritania ranks 194th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release