male: 8 years
female: 8 years (2007)
Education expenditures:
4.4% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 95
Government ::Mauritania
Country name:
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Mauritania
conventional short form: Mauritania
local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
local short form: Muritaniyah