School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.44 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.44 years
in 2024
All-time low
4.93 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries is 12.44 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 12.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.93 years, in 1971.
That places ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.1 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 5.3 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 5.44 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 5.69 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 6 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 6.26 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 6.53 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 6.76 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 6.97 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 7.09 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 7.33 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 7.59 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 7.76 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 7.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 7.96 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 8.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.04 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 8.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 8.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.28 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.59 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 8.71 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8.84 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.14 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 9.45 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 9.68 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 9.88 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.16 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10.29 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.78 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.95 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.09 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.38 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 11.56 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.65 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.02 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.44 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7 years | 4.93 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.67 years | 6.97 years | 8.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.66 years | 8.11 years | 9.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 years | 9.68 years | 11.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 years | 11.38 years | 11.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.19 years | 12.02 years | 12.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- 15 United Kingdom 13.91 years compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.87 years compare
- 17 Norway 13.84 years compare
- 18 Portugal 13.74 years compare
- 19 New Zealand 13.72 years compare
- 20 Uruguay 13.65 years compare
- 21 Slovenia 13.62 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188,385 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 443,386 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 14.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 12.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release