School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 5.59 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 5.59 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.96 years, in 1971.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 148th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.16 years | 3.96 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 years | 4.4 years | 4.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 years | 4.42 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.14 years | 4.89 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 years | 5.26 years | 5.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 years | 5.4 years | 5.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 145 Bangladesh 5.32 years compare
- 146 Vietnam 5.31 years compare
- 147 Montenegro 5.31 years compare
- 148 Réunion 5.31 years compare
- 149 Congo, Republic of 5.3 years compare
- 150 Puerto Rico 5.3 years compare
- 151 Algeria 5.3 years compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.90 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 5.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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