School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.9227 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 0.9227 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.9227 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4246 years, in 1973.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4274 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4265 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4253 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4246 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4267 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4394 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4588 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4689 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4712 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4778 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4789 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4789 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4838 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4834 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4919 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.487 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4879 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4902 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4916 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4982 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5074 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5186 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5246 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5225 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5246 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5343 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.546 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5567 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5758 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5751 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.589 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5505 years | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4656 years | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4271 years | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.466 years | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.513 years | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.648 years | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7024 years | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7484 years | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7424 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7861 years | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7697 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6992 years | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7051 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6859 years | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6977 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6973 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7594 years | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8089 years | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8257 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8131 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8114 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8693 years | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9227 years | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +26.3% | 0.513 years | 0.648 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4447 years | 0.4246 years | 0.4778 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4872 years | 0.4789 years | 0.4982 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5386 years | 0.5074 years | 0.5758 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5852 years | 0.4271 years | 0.7484 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7435 years | 0.6859 years | 0.8257 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8493 years | 0.8114 years | 0.9227 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.9227 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9227 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4246 years in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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