School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.95 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.96 years
in 2023
All-time low
6.59 years
in 2000
Years of data
29
1996–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1996–2024

024681996201020241996: 6.7 years1997: 6.7 years1998: 6.7 years1999: 6.6 years2000: 6.6 years2001: 6.6 years2002: 6.9 years2003: 7 years2004: 7.2 years2005: 7.3 years2006: 7.3 years2007: 7.4 years2008: 7.4 years2009: 7.4 years2010: 7.5 years2011: 7.4 years2012: 7.5 years2013: 7.3 years2014: 7.4 years2015: 7.4 years2016: 7.7 years2017: 7.7 years2018: 7.8 years2019: 7.8 years2020: 7.9 years2021: 7.9 years2022: 7.9 years2023: 8 years2024: 7.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan is 7.95 years, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 7.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.59 years, in 2000.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1996 to 2024.
Year years Change
1996 6.71 years
1997 6.66 years -0.8%
1998 6.66 years +0.0%
1999 6.64 years -0.2%
2000 6.59 years -0.8%
2001 6.6 years +0.1%
2002 6.89 years +4.3%
2003 7 years +1.6%
2004 7.25 years +3.6%
2005 7.33 years +1.2%
2006 7.31 years -0.3%
2007 7.43 years +1.6%
2008 7.36 years -0.9%
2009 7.39 years +0.3%
2010 7.47 years +1.2%
2011 7.42 years -0.8%
2012 7.48 years +0.8%
2013 7.35 years -1.8%
2014 7.39 years +0.6%
2015 7.45 years +0.7%
2016 7.65 years +2.8%
2017 7.66 years +0.1%
2018 7.8 years +1.8%
2019 7.83 years +0.5%
2020 7.87 years +0.5%
2021 7.89 years +0.2%
2022 7.87 years -0.3%
2023 7.96 years +1.2%
2024 7.95 years -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.67 years 6.64 years 6.71 years 4
2000s 7.11 years 6.59 years 7.43 years 10
2010s 7.55 years 7.35 years 7.83 years 10
2020s 7.91 years 7.87 years 7.96 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

  1. 161 Bahamas 7.93 years compare
  2. 162 British Virgin Islands 7.9 years compare
  3. 163 Kenya 7.88 years compare
  4. 164 Poland 7.87 years compare
  5. 165 Serbia 7.86 years compare
  6. 166 Bermuda 7.82 years compare
  7. 167 Puerto Rico 7.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 7.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 7.96 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.59 years in 2000.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release