School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries

ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.15 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.15 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.3 years
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1993–2024

02.557.5101993200820241993: 7.3 years1994: 7.4 years1995: 7.5 years1996: 7.6 years1997: 7.7 years1998: 7.9 years1999: 8.2 years2000: 8.4 years2001: 8.6 years2002: 8.8 years2003: 8.9 years2004: 8.9 years2005: 9 years2006: 9.1 years2007: 9.3 years2008: 9.4 years2009: 9.5 years2010: 9.6 years2011: 9.8 years2012: 9.8 years2013: 9.9 years2014: 9.8 years2015: 9.8 years2016: 9.8 years2017: 9.8 years2018: 9.9 years2019: 9.9 years2020: 10 years2021: 9.9 years2022: 10 years2023: 10.1 years2024: 10.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries stood at 10.15 years. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 10.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3 years, in 1993.

That places ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years) in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1993 to 2024.
Year years Change
1993 7.3 years
1994 7.43 years +1.8%
1995 7.5 years +1.0%
1996 7.6 years +1.3%
1997 7.7 years +1.3%
1998 7.91 years +2.6%
1999 8.22 years +3.9%
2000 8.44 years +2.7%
2001 8.59 years +1.8%
2002 8.82 years +2.7%
2003 8.89 years +0.7%
2004 8.94 years +0.6%
2005 9 years +0.6%
2006 9.07 years +0.7%
2007 9.3 years +2.5%
2008 9.43 years +1.4%
2009 9.51 years +0.8%
2010 9.64 years +1.4%
2011 9.75 years +1.2%
2012 9.79 years +0.4%
2013 9.85 years +0.7%
2014 9.84 years -0.1%
2015 9.83 years -0.1%
2016 9.83 years +0.1%
2017 9.83 years -0.0%
2018 9.86 years +0.3%
2019 9.89 years +0.2%
2020 9.99 years +1.1%
2021 9.88 years -1.2%
2022 10.04 years +1.7%
2023 10.11 years +0.7%
2024 10.15 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.67 years 7.3 years 8.22 years 7
2000s 9 years 8.44 years 9.51 years 10
2010s 9.81 years 9.64 years 9.89 years 10
2020s 10.04 years 9.88 years 10.15 years 5

Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries

  1. 3 Monaco 11.96 years compare
  2. 4 Namibia 11.93 years compare
  3. 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.82 years compare
  4. 6 Eswatini 11.55 years compare
  5. 7 Antigua and Barbuda 11.49 years compare
  6. 8 Bhutan 11.31 years compare
  7. 9 Australia 11.25 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 10.15 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
The highest recorded value was 10.15 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3 years in 1993.
How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release