School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.05 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
37th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.5 years
in 2003
All-time low
4.07 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, 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, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 6.05 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 6.5 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.07 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 37th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.08 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.2 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 4.34 years | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 4.43 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.62 years | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 4.76 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 4.85 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 4.95 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 5.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 5.12 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.14 years | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 5.1 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 5.08 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.06 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.98 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.25 years | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 5.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.6 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.69 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 5.87 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.06 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 6.25 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.45 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.46 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.44 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.38 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.99 years | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 6.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.06 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.02 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.98 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.95 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.04 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.05 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.53 years | 4.07 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.14 years | 4.98 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 years | 5.03 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.37 years | 5.99 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 5.97 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 years | 5.95 years | 6.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 6.86 years compare
- 35 Dominica 6.86 years compare
- 36 Togo 6.85 years compare
- 37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.82 years compare
- 38 Mauritius 6.8 years compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 6.78 years compare
- 40 Peru 6.76 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.79 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 5.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.71 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 6.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release