School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.05 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.05 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.48 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 5.05 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 5.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.48 years, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.49 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.48 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2.61 years | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.66 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.78 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9 years | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 2.97 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.16 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 3.19 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 3.27 years | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 3.35 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.43 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.48 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.54 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 3.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.55 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.57 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.55 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.64 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.61 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.75 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.93 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.05 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.12 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.36 years | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 4.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.47 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.44 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.43 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.51 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.71 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.86 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.83 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.98 years | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.05 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.74 years | 2.48 years | 3.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.42 years | 3.16 years | 3.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 years | 3.55 years | 3.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 years | 3.69 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 years | 4.43 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 years | 4.83 years | 5.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 5.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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