School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6397 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6397 years
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6397 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2094 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 0.6397 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.6397 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2094 years, in 1973.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 188th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2135 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2117 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2101 years | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2094 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2107 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2251 years | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2475 years | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2588 years | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2607 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2683 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2673 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2626 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2638 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2613 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2681 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2546 years | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2528 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2524 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2514 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2567 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2634 years | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2693 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2717 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2668 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2671 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2742 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2842 years | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2962 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3172 years | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3122 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3279 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3326 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3447 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3606 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3707 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3894 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4176 years | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4197 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4506 years | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4993 years | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5058 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5105 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4962 years | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4923 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5361 years | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5502 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.552 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5759 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5827 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6071 years | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6253 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5835 years | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6028 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6268 years | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6397 years | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2316 years | 0.2094 years | 0.2683 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2591 years | 0.2514 years | 0.2681 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2822 years | 0.2634 years | 0.3172 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3913 years | 0.3279 years | 0.4993 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5409 years | 0.4923 years | 0.6071 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6156 years | 0.5835 years | 0.6397 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.6397 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6397 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2094 years in 1973.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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