School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.55 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 5.55 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 5.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.08 years, in 1971.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 146th 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 | 3.35 years | 3.08 years | 3.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.98 years | 3.7 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.28 years | 4.01 years | 4.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 years | 4.67 years | 5.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 years | 5.09 years | 5.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 years | 5.34 years | 5.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 143 Algeria 5.3 years compare
- 144 Congo, Republic of 5.24 years compare
- 145 Vietnam 5.21 years compare
- 146 Guadeloupe 5.21 years compare
- 147 British Virgin Islands 5.21 years compare
- 148 Brazil 5.19 years compare
- 149 France 5.17 years compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 5.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release