School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.6454 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6454 years
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6454 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1818 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 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 0.6454 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.6454 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1818 years, in 1973.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 188th 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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1857 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.184 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1821 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1818 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1837 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1954 years | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.216 years | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2275 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2268 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2324 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2302 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2228 years | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2279 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2254 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2334 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2155 years | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2183 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2189 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2175 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2233 years | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2314 years | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2365 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2371 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2344 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2348 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2419 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2531 years | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2659 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2861 years | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2854 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3035 years | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3115 years | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3245 years | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3476 years | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3584 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3779 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4081 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4135 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4402 years | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4867 years | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4937 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5047 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4878 years | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5007 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5329 years | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5413 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.55 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5719 years | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5842 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6102 years | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6266 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5867 years | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6075 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6322 years | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6454 years | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2015 years | 0.1818 years | 0.2324 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2233 years | 0.2155 years | 0.2334 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2506 years | 0.2314 years | 0.2861 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3772 years | 0.3035 years | 0.4867 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5377 years | 0.4878 years | 0.6102 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6197 years | 0.5867 years | 0.6454 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 185 Benin 0.4162 years compare
- 186 Nigeria 0.3884 years compare
- 187 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3795 years compare
- 188 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3718 years compare
- 189 Tajikistan 0.3435 years compare
- 190 Djibouti 0.3032 years compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.242 years compare
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)
- 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, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 900,498 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.6454 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6454 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1818 years in 1973.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release