School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.69 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1986–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania is 8.69 years, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 8.72 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.79 years, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.88 years | — |
| 1987 | 4.03 years | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.79 years | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 3.89 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.2 years | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 4.69 years | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 5.36 years | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 5.53 years | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5.79 years | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 5.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.25 years | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 6.43 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.08 years | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 7.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.35 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.13 years | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.64 years | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 7.75 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.87 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.23 years | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.52 years | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.67 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8.2 years | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.52 years | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.72 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.69 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 years | 3.88 years | 4.08 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.18 years | 3.79 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.99 years | 6.51 years | 7.64 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.29 years | 7.75 years | 8.72 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.69 years | 8.69 years | 8.69 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania was 8.69 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.72 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 years in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release