School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.91 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.91 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.14 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 5.91 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 5.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.14 years, in 1971.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.14 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.26 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 3.37 years | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 3.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 3.52 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 3.6 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 3.67 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 3.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.8 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.88 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 4.01 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 4.14 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 4.23 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.41 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.24 years | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 4.38 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 4.28 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.34 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.6 years | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.54 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.62 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.84 years | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4.91 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.11 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.24 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.25 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.69 years | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 5.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6 years | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.48 years | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.68 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.68 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.62 years | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.86 years | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 5.91 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.46 years | 3.14 years | 3.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 years | 3.88 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 years | 4.24 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 years | 5.11 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.63 years | 5.48 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 years | 5.62 years | 5.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 61 Nepal 6.29 years compare
- 62 Libya 6.26 years compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 6.26 years compare
- 64 Marshall Islands 6.24 years compare
- 65 Costa Rica 6.23 years compare
- 66 Tunisia 6.23 years compare
- 67 Netherlands 6.22 years compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 337,393 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 752,870 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Northern Africa was 5.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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