School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.19 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 13.19 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 13.19 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.26 years, in 1971.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.34 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.26 years | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 6.41 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 6.64 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 6.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 7.13 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 7.46 years | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 7.73 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 7.98 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 8.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 8.28 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 8.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 8.54 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 8.68 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 8.85 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 8.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 9.3 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 9.4 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.44 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.89 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 9.79 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.03 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.16 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.33 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10.49 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10.63 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.54 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 11.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.32 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.8 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 12.74 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.19 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.08 years | 6.26 years | 8.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.89 years | 8.28 years | 9.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.86 years | 9.44 years | 10.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.35 years | 10.63 years | 11.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8 years | 12.1 years | 13.19 years | 9 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 13.19 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.19 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 years in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.