School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.87 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.87 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.13 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded 9.87 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 9.87 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.13 years, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 151st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.13 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.32 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 7.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 7.65 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.8 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 7.94 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 7.85 years | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 7.76 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 7.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 7.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.81 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 7.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 8.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 8.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.27 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.24 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 8.24 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 8.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.35 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.19 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 8.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8.14 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.94 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.17 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 8.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.54 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.72 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.9 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.09 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.99 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.15 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.31 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.85 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 9.87 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.52 years | 7.13 years | 7.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.06 years | 7.81 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2 years | 8.04 years | 8.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 years | 7.92 years | 8.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.18 years | 8.9 years | 9.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 years | 9.66 years | 9.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- 148 Palestine, State of 10.49 years compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 10.45 years compare
- 150 Gabon 10.44 years compare
- 151 Uganda 10.41 years compare
- 152 Seychelles 10.41 years compare
- 153 Malawi 10.4 years compare
- 154 Tajikistan 10.4 years compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 9.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release