School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.82 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.82 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 2.82 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.182 years, in 1972.
Mauritania ranks 177th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.182 years | — |
| 1981 | 0.6082 years | +234.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8562 years | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8809 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.862 years | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7989 years | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7831 years | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8079 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8502 years | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.88 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9148 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9387 years | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.928 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9761 years | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.03 years | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.07 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.29 years | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 1.29 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.27 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.37 years | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.45 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.34 years | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.43 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.45 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6 years | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.91 years | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 2.19 years | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 2.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.26 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.34 years | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.64 years | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 2.82 years | +6.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.82 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.11 years, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.82 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.01 years, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +234.2% | 0.182 years | 0.6082 years |
| 1986 | +40.8% | 0.6082 years | 0.8562 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.182 years | 0.182 years | 0.182 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8195 years | 0.6082 years | 0.89 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8912 years | 0.7831 years | 1.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 years | 1.07 years | 1.45 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.18 years | 1.45 years | 2.82 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Mauritania was 2.82 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.182 years in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.