School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.64 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.64 years
in 2023
All-time low
3.82 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 5.64 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 5.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.82 years, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 130th 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.83 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3.9 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.07 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 4.18 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.27 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.33 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 4.5 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 4.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.57 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 4.63 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 4.72 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.79 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.87 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.79 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.78 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.86 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.8 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.94 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.04 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.16 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.26 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.23 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.47 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.39 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.36 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.37 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.48 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.45 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.54 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 5.64 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.64 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.05 years | 3.82 years | 4.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.71 years | 4.49 years | 4.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 years | 4.78 years | 4.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 5.04 years | 5.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 years | 5.37 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 years | 5.54 years | 5.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 5.64 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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