School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.0266 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania is 0.0266 years, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 0.0266 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 years, in 1999.
Mauritania ranks 102nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0057 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.0065 years | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 years | +51.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0164 years | +68.1% |
| 2003 | 0.011 years | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0122 years | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 years | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0266 years | +139.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0266 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0843 years, 32% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0266 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0567 years, 47% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 years | 0.0057 years | 0.0057 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 years | 0.0065 years | 0.0164 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 years | 0.0266 years | 0.0266 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.7 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania was 0.0266 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0266 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 years in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release