School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.2389 years in 2020. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania, 1978β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania is 0.2389 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania peaked at 0.2389 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 years, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0041 years | 0.0041 years | 0.0041 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0398 years | 0.0389 years | 0.0407 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0553 years | 0.0355 years | 0.0734 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0944 years | 0.0588 years | 0.1433 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1935 years | 0.1287 years | 0.2332 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2389 years | 0.2389 years | 0.2389 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- 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 24,560 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.62 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania was 0.2389 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2389 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 years in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release