Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 4.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Mauritania is 4.85, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 4.85 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 172nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.27 | — |
| 1991 | 2.34 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.42 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.5 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.58 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.65 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.73 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.8 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.87 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.95 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.02 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.17 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.25 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.33 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.49 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.58 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.66 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.75 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.83 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.96 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.08 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.21 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.21 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.22 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.32 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.43 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.54 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.65 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.75 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.85 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.85 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.85 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.61 | 2.27 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 | 3.02 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 | 3.83 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4.75 | 4.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 169 Papua New Guinea 4.96 compare
- 170 Rwanda 4.88 compare
- 171 Côte d'Ivoire 4.87 compare
- 173 Gambia 4.67 compare
- 174 Madagascar 4.59 compare
- 175 Mozambique 4.59 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Mauritania was 4.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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