School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.39 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
156th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.41 years
in 2021
All-time low
3.59 years
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 5.39 years.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.41 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.59 years, in 1978.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 156th 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 in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.72 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.69 years | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.6 years | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.61 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.59 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 3.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.77 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.88 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.99 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 4.08 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 4.2 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 4.3 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.3 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.39 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4 years | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 4.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.84 years | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 3.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.11 years | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 3.96 years | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.18 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.41 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.02 years | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 5.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.96 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.12 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.99 years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.19 years | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.25 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.18 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.15 years | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 5.38 years | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 5.39 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.65 years | 3.59 years | 3.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.03 years | 3.66 years | 4.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 years | 3.84 years | 4.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.69 years | 4.2 years | 5.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.19 years | 4.99 years | 5.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 5.15 years | 5.41 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 years in 1978.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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