School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.53 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
14th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.53 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.5 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries recorded 12.53 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 12.53 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5 years, in 1971.
That places ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 14th 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, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.51 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.72 years | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 3.94 years | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 4.13 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 4.37 years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 4.68 years | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 4.96 years | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 5.23 years | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 5.5 years | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 5.72 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 5.87 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.14 years | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 6.41 years | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 6.6 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 6.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.89 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 7.01 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 7.05 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 7.2 years | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 7.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.44 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.6 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.86 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.04 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.22 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 8.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.69 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 9.08 years | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 9.38 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 9.65 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.97 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.15 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.34 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.56 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.31 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.47 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.53 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.35 years | 3.5 years | 5.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.55 years | 5.72 years | 7.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 years | 7.2 years | 9.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.31 years | 9.38 years | 10.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 years | 11.31 years | 11.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.21 years | 12.02 years | 12.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- 11 Netherlands 14.25 years compare
- 12 Iceland 14.11 years compare
- 13 New Zealand 13.97 years compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.96 years compare
- 15 Uruguay 13.93 years compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.87 years compare
- 17 Cook Islands 13.79 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 5.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 12.53 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release