School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 0.3391 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania 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 peaked at 0.3752 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0211 years, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 178th out of 196 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0211 years | — |
| 1985 | 0.0887 years | +319.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1365 years | +53.9% |
| 1987 | 0.156 years | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.151 years | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1567 years | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1539 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.137 years | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1456 years | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1759 years | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1743 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1712 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1853 years | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1997 years | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1952 years | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2098 years | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.174 years | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1542 years | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1646 years | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1671 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1782 years | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2181 years | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1975 years | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2595 years | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2683 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2334 years | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3127 years | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3481 years | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3752 years | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3588 years | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3361 years | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3098 years | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3018 years | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3347 years | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3391 years | +1.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3391 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8465 years, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3391 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5449 years, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +319.5% | 0.0211 years | 0.0887 years |
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 |
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, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3752 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0211 years in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release