School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.7325 GPIA in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Mauritania, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Mauritania is 0.7325 GPIA, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Mauritania peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3563 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 80th out of 123 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9492 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.3563 GPIA | -62.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7241 GPIA | +103.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9068 GPIA | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 1.37 GPIA | +51.6% |
| 2004 | 1.42 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.28 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7325 GPIA | -42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9492 GPIA | 0.9492 GPIA | 0.9492 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.3563 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7325 GPIA | 0.7325 GPIA | 0.7325 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Mauritania was 0.7325 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3563 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Mauritania ranks 80th out of 123 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release