School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.218 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania stood at 0.218 years. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania peaked at 0.218 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 years, in 1978.
That places Mauritania 163rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0037 years | — |
| 1988 | 0.0382 years | +945.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0402 years | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0347 years | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0383 years | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0427 years | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0532 years | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 years | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.06 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0653 years | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0609 years | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.063 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0722 years | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0583 years | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0648 years | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0693 years | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0772 years | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0828 years | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1061 years | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1325 years | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1351 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1249 years | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1576 years | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1782 years | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.212 years | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2119 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2002 years | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1851 years | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.175 years | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.218 years | +24.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.218 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.218 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +945.8% | 0.0037 years | 0.0382 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 years | 0.0037 years | 0.0037 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0392 years | 0.0382 years | 0.0402 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0552 years | 0.0347 years | 0.0722 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0907 years | 0.0583 years | 0.1351 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1848 years | 0.1249 years | 0.218 years | 9 |
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, female in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Mauritania was 0.218 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.218 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 years in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. 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
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.