School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.09 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries is 6.09 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 6.43 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.99 years, in 1971.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 31st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.44 years | 3.99 years | 4.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.06 years | 4.91 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.49 years | 4.95 years | 6.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 years | 5.98 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 years | 5.95 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 years | 5.95 years | 6.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (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, male 2.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 6.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release