School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.449 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Mauritania, 1978–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.449 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Mauritania peaked at 0.5513 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0382 years, in 1978.
Mauritania ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0382 years | — |
| 1988 | 0.2626 years | +587.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2721 years | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2715 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2342 years | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2471 years | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2987 years | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2878 years | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2831 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3046 years | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3361 years | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3248 years | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3445 years | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2877 years | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2423 years | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2591 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2561 years | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.273 years | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3295 years | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3849 years | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4024 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3431 years | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4758 years | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 0.529 years | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5513 years | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5142 years | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4808 years | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4437 years | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4215 years | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4463 years | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.449 years | +0.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.449 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8718 years, 52% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.449 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 years, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) 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 | +587.2% | 0.0382 years | 0.2626 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0382 years | 0.0382 years | 0.0382 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2674 years | 0.2626 years | 0.2721 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2932 years | 0.2342 years | 0.3445 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3044 years | 0.2423 years | 0.4024 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4673 years | 0.3431 years | 0.5513 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.449 years | 0.449 years | 0.449 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 161 Gabon 0.4844 years compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.4799 years compare
- 163 Seychelles 0.4557 years compare
- 165 Aruba 0.4319 years compare
- 166 Lesotho 0.4263 years compare
- 167 Mozambique 0.4127 years compare
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, male in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Mauritania was 0.449 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5513 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0382 years in 1978.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release