School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.6 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.63 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.8 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa is 5.6 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 5.63 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.8 years, in 1971.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 149th 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.81 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 4.94 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.9 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 5.02 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 5.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 5.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 5.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.12 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.23 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.16 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.83 years | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 4.99 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.81 years | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.07 years | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4.9 years | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 5.26 years | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 5.14 years | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 5.1 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.07 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.48 years | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 5.58 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.47 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.41 years | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.53 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.45 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.43 years | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.61 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 5.6 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.95 years | 4.8 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 years | 5.07 years | 5.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 4.81 years | 5.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 5.07 years | 5.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 years | 5.41 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 years | 5.43 years | 5.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 5.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release