School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7765 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7765 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7765 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3454 years
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.7765 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.7765 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3454 years, in 1974.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 159th 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 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3454 years | — |
| 1975 | 0.3517 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3579 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3617 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.362 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3684 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3736 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3844 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3809 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3841 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.389 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3978 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3901 years | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3886 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3875 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3886 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.388 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3932 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3893 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3866 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.385 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3827 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3843 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3879 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3972 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3883 years | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.394 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3918 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.402 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4077 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4162 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4381 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4728 years | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4874 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5232 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5975 years | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6201 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6345 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6301 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5995 years | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.642 years | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6597 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6585 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6856 years | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6982 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7164 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7462 years | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.668 years | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.745 years | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7668 years | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7765 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3579 years | 0.3454 years | 0.3684 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3865 years | 0.3736 years | 0.3978 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3883 years | 0.3827 years | 0.3972 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4531 years | 0.3918 years | 0.5975 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6545 years | 0.5995 years | 0.7164 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7405 years | 0.668 years | 0.7765 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.7765 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7765 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3454 years in 1974.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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