School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.56 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 12.56 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 12.56 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.28 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9 years | 4.28 years | 5.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.68 years | 5.87 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8 years | 7.39 years | 8.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.72 years | 9.1 years | 10.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 years | 10.44 years | 12.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3 years | 12.13 years | 12.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 110 China 13.4 years compare
- 111 Azerbaijan 13.23 years compare
- 112 India 13.18 years compare
- 113 Sri Lanka 13.15 years compare
- 114 British Virgin Islands 13.15 years compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 13.07 years compare
- 116 Egypt 12.98 years compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 12.56 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release