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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 3,935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,972 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 86.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 35.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 3,817 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 311.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 31.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 13.41 (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.