School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.15 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania, 1988–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania stood at 9.15 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania peaked at 9.15 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.55 years, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 162nd out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.95 years | — |
| 1989 | 4.85 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.55 years | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 4.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.89 years | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 5.39 years | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 6.08 years | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 6.21 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.46 years | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 6.39 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 6.61 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.76 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.45 years | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 7.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.7 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7.38 years | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.87 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 7.94 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.07 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 8.71 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 9.06 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 8.58 years | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 8.49 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.95 years | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 9.15 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9 years | 4.85 years | 4.95 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.8 years | 4.55 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.33 years | 6.93 years | 7.87 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.61 years | 7.94 years | 9.15 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 Burkina Faso 9.36 years compare
- 160 Syrian Arab Republic 9.25 years compare
- 161 Nigeria 9.17 years compare
- 163 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.03 years compare
- 164 Pakistan 8.92 years compare
- 165 Ethiopia 8.88 years compare
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 83,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 80,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 82,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania was 9.15 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 years in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.