School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.5129 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5129 years
Change on year
up 7.4%
Rank
208th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5195 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.1457 years
in 1983
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.5129 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.5195 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1457 years, in 1983.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1688 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1661 years | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1642 years | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1635 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1622 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1569 years | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1548 years | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1515 years | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1483 years | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1491 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1522 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1517 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1465 years | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1457 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1473 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1494 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1539 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1554 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1583 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1588 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1611 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1686 years | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1772 years | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1822 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.189 years | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1956 years | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2005 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.21 years | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2207 years | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2202 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2363 years | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2482 years | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2599 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2688 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2744 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3005 years | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3149 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3101 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3653 years | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.386 years | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4388 years | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4095 years | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.417 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4143 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4876 years | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4885 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5009 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4979 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4975 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5079 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5195 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4614 years | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4194 years | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4774 years | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5129 years | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1585 years | 0.1483 years | 0.1688 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1519 years | 0.1457 years | 0.1588 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1925 years | 0.1611 years | 0.2207 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2964 years | 0.2363 years | 0.386 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.466 years | 0.4095 years | 0.5079 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4781 years | 0.4194 years | 0.5195 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.5129 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5195 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1457 years in 1983.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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