School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8.39 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mauritania, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8.39 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2020.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mauritania peaked at 8.48 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.72 years, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 186th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.72 years | — |
| 1987 | 4.84 years | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 4.81 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.7 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.4 years | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 4.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.75 years | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 5.17 years | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 5.86 years | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 6.02 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.28 years | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 6.19 years | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.41 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 6.52 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.62 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.04 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 7.01 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.26 years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 6.88 years | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 7.46 years | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 7.66 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.15 years | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 8.37 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.34 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.48 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 7.93 years | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 7.77 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.18 years | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.39 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.52 years | 3.72 years | 4.84 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.61 years | 4.4 years | 6.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9 years | 6.55 years | 7.46 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.09 years | 7.66 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.39 years | 8.39 years | 8.39 years | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Mauritania was 8.39 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.48 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 years in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 186th out of 208 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release