School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 8 years.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 8.01 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.44 years, in 1995.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 149th 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 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.66 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.44 years | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 6.71 years | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 6.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 6.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 7.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.03 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.59 years | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.55 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.41 years | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.63 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.58 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.69 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.66 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.85 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.73 years | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 7.99 years | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 8 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.74 years | 6.44 years | 6.95 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.3 years | 6.99 years | 7.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 years | 7.58 years | 7.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.93 years | 7.73 years | 8.01 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 8.01 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 years in 1995.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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