School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.69 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
9th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.69 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.04 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 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 ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 12.69 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 12.69 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.04 years, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 9th 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 ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.04 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.04 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.22 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 5.42 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 5.56 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 5.82 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 6.13 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 6.38 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 6.66 years | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 6.89 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 7.1 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 7.23 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 7.47 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 7.73 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 7.9 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.09 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 8.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.19 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 8.27 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.43 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.72 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.84 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 8.98 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.28 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 9.61 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 9.85 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 10.07 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.37 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.84 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.21 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.33 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.64 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.83 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.27 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.69 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.82 years | 5.04 years | 6.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.81 years | 7.1 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8 years | 8.27 years | 9.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.65 years | 9.85 years | 11.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 years | 11.64 years | 12.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.44 years | 12.27 years | 12.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 12.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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