School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.2882 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1978β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.2882 years.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.3371 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0187 years, in 1978.
That places Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0187 years | 0.0187 years | 0.0187 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1329 years | 0.0835 years | 0.154 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1738 years | 0.1337 years | 0.2059 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1864 years | 0.1505 years | 0.2429 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2892 years | 0.2181 years | 0.3371 years | 9 |
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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 0.2882 years in 2019, 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 0.3371 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 years in 1978.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.