School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 12.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.56 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
113th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.56 years
in 2024
All-time low
4.28 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.33 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.28 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 4.45 years | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 4.62 years | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 4.71 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 4.9 years | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 5.13 years | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 5.34 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 5.52 years | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 5.71 years | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 5.87 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.02 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 6.24 years | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 6.47 years | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 6.67 years | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 6.81 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 7.01 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 7.16 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 7.27 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 7.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 7.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 7.44 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.59 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 8.02 years | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 8 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.42 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 8.66 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.94 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 9.1 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.42 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.63 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.03 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.86 years | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.28 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.44 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.78 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.01 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 11.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.27 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 11.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.65 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.87 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.13 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.56 years | +1.3% |
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 Jamaica 13.53 years compare
- 111 China 13.4 years compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 13.23 years compare
- 113 India 13.18 years compare
- 114 Sri Lanka 13.15 years compare
- 115 British Virgin Islands 13.15 years compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 13.07 years compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release