Ethiopia vs Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Ethiopia
8.88 years
in 2012
Mauritania
9.15 years
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
165th
Mauritania rank
162nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
246810197119952019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 9.15 years against 8.88 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 165th and Mauritania ranks 162nd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 3.51 years 6.02 years 2.51 years Mauritania
2000s 7.22 years 7.28 years 0.0592 years Mauritania
2010s 8.85 years 8.17 years 0.6764 years Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 9.15 years against 8.88 years in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
0.27 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
15 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 165th and Mauritania ranks 162nd 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, male (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, male (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.