School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7743 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7743 years
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7743 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2545 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa is 0.7743 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.7743 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2545 years, in 1970.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 160th 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2545 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2545 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2554 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2567 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2546 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.267 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2837 years | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.295 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3023 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.314 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3276 years | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3516 years | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3467 years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3553 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3696 years | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3875 years | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3723 years | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3655 years | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3639 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3675 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3685 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3828 years | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3878 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3857 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3928 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4034 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4092 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.417 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4384 years | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4227 years | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4294 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4218 years | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4337 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4331 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.435 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4558 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4951 years | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4851 years | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5374 years | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6635 years | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6734 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6592 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6412 years | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6153 years | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.68 years | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6887 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6723 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6878 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6856 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7097 years | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7353 years | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6981 years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6843 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7315 years | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7743 years | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2738 years | 0.2545 years | 0.314 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3608 years | 0.3276 years | 0.3875 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4008 years | 0.3685 years | 0.4384 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.479 years | 0.4218 years | 0.6635 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6713 years | 0.6153 years | 0.7097 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7247 years | 0.6843 years | 0.7743 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.7743 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7743 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2545 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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