School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.46 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.47 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.7 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 5.46 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 5.47 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7 years, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 150th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.71 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.78 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 3.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.94 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 4.04 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.12 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 4.34 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 4.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.4 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.62 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 4.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.62 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.68 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.62 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.9 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.99 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.97 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.2 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.19 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.26 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.25 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.32 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.46 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.38 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.47 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.46 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.92 years | 3.7 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.54 years | 4.33 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.66 years | 4.6 years | 4.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 years | 4.8 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 years | 5.15 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 years | 5.38 years | 5.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 147 French Polynesia 5.32 years compare
- 148 Algeria 5.3 years compare
- 149 Congo 5.24 years compare
- 150 Viet Nam 5.21 years compare
- 151 Guadeloupe 5.21 years compare
- 152 British Virgin Islands 5.21 years compare
- 153 Brazil 5.19 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 5.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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