School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) was 0.0309 years in 2012. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Mauritania, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Mauritania stood at 0.0309 years. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Mauritania peaked at 0.0309 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 years, in 1999.
That places Mauritania 98th out of 127 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0059 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.0095 years | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 years | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0172 years | +52.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 years | -50.9% |
| 2004 | 0.009 years | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0093 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0309 years | +232.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0309 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0969 years, 32% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0309 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0675 years, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0059 years | 0.0059 years | 0.0059 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 years | 0.0085 years | 0.0172 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0309 years | 0.0309 years | 0.0309 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, male in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Mauritania was 0.0309 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 years in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 98th out of 127 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release