School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 6.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Mauritania, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Mauritania stood at 6.71 years. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Mauritania peaked at 6.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6044 years, in 1971.
Mauritania ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6044 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.6358 years | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.01 years | +58.6% |
| 1977 | 1.14 years | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 1.3 years | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 1.49 years | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 1.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.79 years | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 1.87 years | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 2.06 years | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 2.14 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.31 years | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 2.39 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2.49 years | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 2.44 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.35 years | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.51 years | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 2.81 years | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 3.27 years | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 3.87 years | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 4.01 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 4.29 years | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 4.46 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.87 years | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 5.05 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.86 years | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.96 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.08 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.47 years | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 5.55 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.68 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.83 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.65 years | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.03 years | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.98 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.95 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.87 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.07 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.61 years | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.76 years | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.71 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.22 years | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 6.71 years | +7.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6.71 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.99 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6.71 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.17 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +58.6% | 0.6358 years | 1.01 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 years | 0.6044 years | 1.49 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.11 years | 1.5 years | 2.49 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.75 years | 2.35 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 years | 4.86 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.87 years | 5.6 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 years | 5.71 years | 6.71 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Mauritania was 6.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6044 years in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release