Gambia vs Mauritania: Average years of schooling
Gambia
4.64 years
in 2020
Mauritania
4.92 years
in 2020
Gambia rank
143rd
Mauritania rank
141st
Average years of schooling over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.92 years against 4.64 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.28 years.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 141st of 162 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.3976 years | 0.2976 years | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.5302 years | 0.4302 years | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 0.6627 years | 0.5627 years | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.1426 years | 0.7953 years | 0.6527 years | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.1782 years | 0.9278 years | 0.7496 years | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.1789 years | 1.23 years | 1.05 years | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.184 years | 1.3 years | 1.12 years | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.34 years | 1.48 years | 1.14 years | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.5131 years | 1.57 years | 1.06 years | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.6792 years | 1.76 years | 1.08 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.19 years | 2.18 years | 0.9966 years | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.24 years | 2.77 years | 0.525 years | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.95 years | 3.67 years | 0.7216 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.44 years | 4.38 years | 0.9312 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 4.92 years | 0.2813 years | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.92 years against 4.64 years in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 0.28 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Gambia ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 141st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.