School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania

Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.15 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.15 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
162nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
9.15 years
in 2019
All-time low
4.55 years
in 1990
Years of data
29
1988–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Mauritania, 1988–2019

02468101988200320191988: 4.9 years1989: 4.8 years1990: 4.6 years1991: 4.6 years1992: 4.9 years1993: 5.4 years1994: 6.1 years1995: 6.2 years1996: 6.5 years1997: 6.4 years1998: 6.6 years1999: 6.8 years2001: 6.9 years2002: 6.9 years2003: 7 years2004: 7.4 years2005: 7.4 years2006: 7.7 years2008: 7.4 years2009: 7.9 years2010: 7.9 years2011: 8.1 years2012: 8.5 years2013: 8.7 years2015: 9.1 years2016: 8.6 years2017: 8.5 years2018: 8.9 years2019: 9.1 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Mauritania, 1988 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 159 Burkina Faso 9.36 years compare
  2. 160 Syrian Arab Republic 9.25 years compare
  3. 161 Nigeria 9.17 years compare
  4. 163 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.03 years compare
  5. 164 Pakistan 8.92 years compare
  6. 165 Ethiopia 8.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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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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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
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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.