Mauritania vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Mauritania
0.3391 years
in 2020
SDG: Least Developed Countries
0.5517 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
178th
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
178th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
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How they compare

SDG: Least Developed Countries currently reports 0.5517 years against 0.3391 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2126 years.

That makes SDG: Least Developed Countries's figure about 1.6 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.

Mauritania ranks 178th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Least Developed Countries in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania SDG: Least Developed Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0211 years 0.0878 years 0.0667 years SDG: Least Developed Countries
1980s 0.1378 years 0.1346 years 0.0032 years Mauritania
1990s 0.1748 years 0.1464 years 0.0284 years Mauritania
2000s 0.1979 years 0.2566 years 0.0587 years SDG: Least Developed Countries
2010s 0.3234 years 0.4638 years 0.1404 years SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 0.3391 years 0.5264 years 0.1873 years SDG: Least Developed Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Mauritania or SDG: Least Developed Countries?
SDG: Least Developed Countries, at 0.5517 years against 0.3391 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
0.2126 years, with SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 178th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release