School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) was 0.0226 years in 2012. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Mauritania, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0226 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Mauritania peaked at 0.0226 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 years, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 99th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0056 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.0034 years | -39.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 years | +142.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 years | +90.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 years | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 years | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0129 years | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0226 years | +75.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0226 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0851 years, 27% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0226 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.044 years, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0056 years | 0.0056 years | 0.0056 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 years | 0.0034 years | 0.0156 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0226 years | 0.0226 years | 0.0226 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, female in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Mauritania was 0.0226 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0226 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 years in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 99th out of 127 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release