School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.18 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.29 years
in 2012
All-time low
4.15 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 5.18 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 5.29 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.15 years, in 1971.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.16 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 4.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.29 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.5 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 4.56 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.64 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 4.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 4.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 4.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.62 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.57 years | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.74 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.95 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.19 years | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 5.24 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.21 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.17 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.29 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.05 years | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 5.03 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.07 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.09 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.19 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.18 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.28 years | 4.15 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.64 years | 4.56 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.68 years | 4.57 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 years | 4.86 years | 5.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 years | 5.03 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 years | 5.09 years | 5.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 173 Réunion 4.79 years compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 4.76 years compare
- 175 San Marino 4.74 years compare
- 176 Uzbekistan 4.71 years compare
- 177 Mongolia 4.65 years compare
- 178 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.64 years compare
- 179 Sri Lanka 4.58 years compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 5.18 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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