School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.35 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8.35 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
191st
of 213 countries
All-time high
8.39 years
in 2019
All-time low
1.34 years
in 1972
Years of data
36
1972–2020
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8.35 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 8.39 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.34 years, in 1972.
That places Mauritania 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.34 years | — |
| 1981 | 2.75 years | +105.1% |
| 1986 | 3.74 years | +36.2% |
| 1987 | 3.88 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.84 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.63 years | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 3.75 years | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.06 years | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 4.51 years | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 5.19 years | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 5.35 years | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5.61 years | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 5.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.05 years | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 6.22 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.9 years | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.14 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.87 years | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.37 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 7.52 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.88 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.15 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.87 years | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.79 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.22 years | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 8.39 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.35 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 years | 1.34 years | 1.34 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.63 years | 2.75 years | 3.93 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 3.63 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.73 years | 6.25 years | 7.37 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.98 years | 7.52 years | 8.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.35 years | 8.35 years | 8.35 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Mauritania was 8.35 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.39 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 years in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release