School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 7.64 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 7.64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.81 years, in 1997.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.82 years | — |
| 1997 | 5.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.11 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 6.25 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.44 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.63 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.8 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.78 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.91 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.87 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.94 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.88 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.18 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 7.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 7.38 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.44 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.59 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.64 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.82 years | 5.81 years | 5.84 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 5.83 years | 6.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.05 years | 6.87 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.52 years | 7.44 years | 7.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 187 Central African Republic 6.5 years compare
- 188 Honduras 6.49 years compare
- 189 Chad 6.49 years compare
- 190 Syrian Arab Republic 6.48 years compare
- 191 Burkina Faso 6.3 years compare
- 192 Yemen 6.22 years compare
- 193 Pakistan 6.02 years compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 7.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 years in 1997.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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