School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.55 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.55 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.64 years
in 2006
All-time low
5.27 years
in 1995
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male 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 5.55 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 5.64 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.27 years, in 1995.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.35 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.3 years | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 5.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.51 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 5.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.47 years | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.57 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 5.48 years | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 5.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.57 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 5.42 years | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 5.49 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 5.35 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.3 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.39 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 5.27 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 5.42 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.35 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.35 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.39 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.61 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.62 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.51 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.47 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.45 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.48 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.55 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.45 years | 5.3 years | 5.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.57 years | 5.48 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.37 years | 5.27 years | 5.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.48 years | 5.34 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.51 years | 5.45 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 years | 5.48 years | 5.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 151 Ethiopia 5.31 years compare
- 152 Montenegro 5.29 years compare
- 153 Algeria 5.29 years compare
- 154 Puerto Rico 5.27 years compare
- 155 Brazil 5.21 years compare
- 156 Liechtenstein 5.19 years compare
- 157 France 5.16 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 900,498 (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 5.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.27 years in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release