Mauritania vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Mauritania
9.56 years
in 2019
Senegal
9.28 years
in 2019
Mauritania rank
150th
Senegal rank
152nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
246810197119952019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 9.56 years against 9.28 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Senegal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 152nd of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 3.38 years 3.67 years 0.2847 years Senegal
2000s 7.33 years 6.93 years 0.4073 years Mauritania
2010s 8.42 years 8.83 years 0.4079 years Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Mauritania or Senegal?
Mauritania, at 9.56 years against 9.28 years in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Mauritania and Senegal?
0.28 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
8 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Mauritania ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 152nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.