School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6495 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6495 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
187th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6495 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2486 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 0.6495 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 0.6495 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2486 years, in 1973.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2569 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2536 years | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2507 years | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2486 years | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2486 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2626 years | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2855 years | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2967 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2976 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3045 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3021 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2959 years | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2957 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2915 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2977 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2822 years | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2793 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2781 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2763 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2815 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2883 years | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2947 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.297 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2915 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2917 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2993 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3104 years | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3238 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3476 years | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3424 years | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3602 years | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3684 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3842 years | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3962 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4055 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4269 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4521 years | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4598 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4834 years | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5203 years | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5343 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5333 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5107 years | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.501 years | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5482 years | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5611 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5636 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5853 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5921 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6156 years | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6358 years | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.588 years | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6091 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6344 years | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6495 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2705 years | 0.2486 years | 0.3045 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.288 years | 0.2763 years | 0.3021 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3087 years | 0.2883 years | 0.3476 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4257 years | 0.3602 years | 0.5203 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5545 years | 0.501 years | 0.6156 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6233 years | 0.588 years | 0.6495 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 0.6495 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6495 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2486 years in 1973.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 187th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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