School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritania is 8.36 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritania peaked at 8.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.47 years, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 140th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.47 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.9 years | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 5.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.94 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.33 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 6.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.45 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.36 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.87 years | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 7.13 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.45 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.56 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.72 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.08 years | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 6.96 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.27 years | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.56 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 8.01 years | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.36 years | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.79 years | 5.47 years | 5.99 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 5.92 years | 6.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.33 years | 6.96 years | 7.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.98 years | 7.56 years | 8.36 years | 3 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Mauritania was 8.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 years in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release