School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.7791 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7791 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7791 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3232 years
in 1974
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.7791 years. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.7791 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3232 years, in 1974.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 159th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3297 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.3271 years | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3232 years | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3275 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3328 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3371 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3352 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3395 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.343 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3499 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3489 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3512 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.356 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.362 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3584 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3582 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3564 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3579 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3585 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3631 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3575 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3563 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3547 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3527 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3556 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3601 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3695 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3636 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3712 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3718 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.382 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3932 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4018 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4234 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4591 years | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4767 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5137 years | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5829 years | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.605 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6248 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6203 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6051 years | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6372 years | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6492 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6537 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6792 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6964 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7173 years | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7436 years | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6675 years | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7461 years | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7691 years | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7791 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3315 years | 0.3232 years | 0.3395 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.3542 years | 0.343 years | 0.362 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3592 years | 0.3527 years | 0.3695 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4376 years | 0.3712 years | 0.5829 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6488 years | 0.605 years | 0.7173 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7411 years | 0.6675 years | 0.7791 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.7791 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7791 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3232 years in 1974.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release