School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.36 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.38 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.52 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 5.36 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 5.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.52 years, in 1972.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 170th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.55 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.52 years | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 4.62 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.88 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.95 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 4.78 years | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 4.68 years | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4.73 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.64 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 4.72 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.85 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.84 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 4.69 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.66 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 4.63 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.71 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.64 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.74 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.68 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.67 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.64 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.58 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.88 years | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.11 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.12 years | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.07 years | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.24 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.33 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.38 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.31 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.37 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.36 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7 years | 4.52 years | 4.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.78 years | 4.64 years | 4.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.68 years | 4.63 years | 4.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 years | 4.58 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 years | 5 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 years | 5.31 years | 5.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 167 Yemen 4.97 years compare
- 168 Comoros 4.96 years compare
- 169 Lebanon 4.93 years compare
- 170 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.9 years compare
- 171 Uzbekistan 4.88 years compare
- 172 Martinique 4.87 years compare
- 173 Eritrea 4.86 years compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 5.36 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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