Mauritania vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Mauritania
9.15 years
in 2019
Nigeria
9.17 years
in 2011
Mauritania rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
161st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 9.17 years against 9.15 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 years.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 161st of 175 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.85 years | 7.33 years | 2.48 years | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.76 years | 8.38 years | 1.62 years | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 7.27 years | 9.41 years | 2.14 years | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8.98 years | 0.98 years | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 9.17 years against 9.15 years in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.02 years, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 161st 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
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.