School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.3391 years in 2020. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1978β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.3391 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.3752 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 years, in 1978.
That places Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0211 years | 0.0211 years | 0.0211 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1378 years | 0.0887 years | 0.1567 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1748 years | 0.137 years | 0.2098 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1979 years | 0.1542 years | 0.2683 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3234 years | 0.2334 years | 0.3752 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3391 years | 0.3391 years | 0.3391 years | 1 |
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More education data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of was 0.3391 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3752 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 years in 1978.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release