School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.33 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.37 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.51 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male 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, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 5.33 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 5.37 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.51 years, in 1972.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 174th 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, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.55 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 4.61 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.79 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.87 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.94 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 4.77 years | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 4.68 years | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.72 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.63 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 4.72 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.84 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 4.69 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.65 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 4.62 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.7 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.63 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.73 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.67 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.66 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.57 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.87 years | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.09 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.11 years | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.06 years | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.99 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.23 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.36 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.33 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.69 years | 4.51 years | 4.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.77 years | 4.63 years | 4.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 years | 4.62 years | 4.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 years | 4.57 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 years | 4.99 years | 5.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 5.3 years | 5.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 171 Uzbekistan 4.88 years compare
- 172 Martinique 4.87 years compare
- 173 Eritrea 4.86 years compare
- 174 North Macedonia 4.81 years compare
- 175 Honduras 4.74 years compare
- 176 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.69 years compare
- 177 San Marino 4.61 years compare
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, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 5.33 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release