School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 8.44 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 8.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.44 years, in 1995.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.56 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.44 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 6.65 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 6.74 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 6.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.97 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.04 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.5 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.86 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.82 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.98 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.22 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.42 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.44 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7 years | 6.44 years | 6.97 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.38 years | 7.04 years | 7.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.04 years | 7.82 years | 8.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 years | 8.22 years | 8.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 8.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 years in 1995.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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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February 2026 Data Release