School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7364 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7364 years
Change on year
up 8.5%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7364 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2344 years
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 0.7364 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.7364 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2344 years, in 1974.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2356 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2353 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2361 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2374 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2344 years | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2487 years | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.269 years | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2832 years | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2919 years | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3059 years | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.322 years | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3508 years | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3449 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3552 years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3725 years | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3942 years | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3757 years | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3675 years | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3655 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3699 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3712 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3886 years | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3949 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3924 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4013 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4148 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4224 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4329 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4603 years | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4409 years | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4499 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4403 years | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4538 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4392 years | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.441 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4678 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5056 years | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4971 years | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5451 years | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.651 years | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7011 years | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6625 years | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6154 years | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5973 years | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.655 years | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6512 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6369 years | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.645 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6367 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6605 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6915 years | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6418 years | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6183 years | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6786 years | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7364 years | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2577 years | 0.2344 years | 0.3059 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3618 years | 0.322 years | 0.3942 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.412 years | 0.3712 years | 0.4603 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4891 years | 0.4392 years | 0.651 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6462 years | 0.5973 years | 0.7011 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6733 years | 0.6183 years | 0.7364 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Northern Africa was 0.7364 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7364 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2344 years in 1974.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release