School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.95 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.95 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.2 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries stood at 14.95 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 14.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2 years, in 1971.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 57th 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 to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.23 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.38 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 5.58 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 5.72 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 5.99 years | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 6.33 years | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 6.59 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 6.89 years | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 7.12 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 7.34 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 7.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 7.76 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.99 years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 8.19 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 8.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 8.43 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 8.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 8.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 8.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 8.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.17 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.31 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.5 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9.67 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9.92 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 10.21 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.53 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.74 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.07 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 11.27 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.47 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.18 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.36 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.68 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.93 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.18 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.58 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.81 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.06 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.57 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.95 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 5.2 years | 7.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.11 years | 7.34 years | 8.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.28 years | 8.62 years | 10.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.48 years | 10.53 years | 12.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.56 years | 12.68 years | 14.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.63 years | 14.44 years | 14.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 5.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 14.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release