School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.55 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.55 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.08 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.09 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.18 years | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3.27 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.39 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 3.47 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 3.63 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 3.7 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.81 years | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 3.92 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.99 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 4.14 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 4.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.22 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.01 years | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 4.13 years | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.04 years | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.31 years | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.25 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.49 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.61 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.15 years | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 5.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.19 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.09 years | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.25 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.23 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.31 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.49 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.34 years | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.51 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 5.55 years | +0.6% |
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 Puerto Rico 5.34 years compare
- 144 Montenegro 5.33 years compare
- 145 Nigeria 5.33 years compare
- 146 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.32 years compare
- 147 French Polynesia 5.32 years compare
- 148 Algeria 5.3 years compare
- 149 Congo 5.24 years compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release