School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa

MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.84 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.84 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.3 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

MDG: Northern Africa recorded 13.84 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 13.84 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3 years, in 1971.

That places MDG: Northern Africa 76th 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, male in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 7.34 years
1971 7.3 years -0.6%
1972 7.5 years +2.7%
1973 7.69 years +2.6%
1974 7.76 years +0.9%
1975 8.1 years +4.4%
1976 8.36 years +3.2%
1977 8.6 years +2.9%
1978 8.82 years +2.6%
1979 8.92 years +1.0%
1980 9.09 years +2.0%
1981 9.18 years +1.0%
1982 9.4 years +2.3%
1983 9.6 years +2.2%
1984 9.79 years +1.9%
1985 9.79 years +0.0%
1986 10 years +2.1%
1987 10.16 years +1.6%
1988 10.25 years +0.9%
1989 10.02 years -2.2%
1990 9.91 years -1.1%
1991 9.9 years -0.1%
1992 9.62 years -2.9%
1993 9.75 years +1.4%
1994 10.37 years +6.3%
1995 10.11 years -2.5%
1996 10.58 years +4.6%
1997 10.63 years +0.5%
1998 10.77 years +1.3%
1999 10.98 years +1.9%
2000 11.06 years +0.8%
2001 11.14 years +0.7%
2002 11.29 years +1.3%
2003 11.22 years -0.6%
2004 11.28 years +0.6%
2005 11.75 years +4.1%
2006 11.69 years -0.5%
2007 11.49 years -1.7%
2008 11.37 years -1.0%
2009 11.69 years +2.8%
2010 11.9 years +1.7%
2011 12.02 years +1.1%
2012 12.3 years +2.3%
2013 12.48 years +1.5%
2014 12.45 years -0.3%
2015 12.64 years +1.6%
2016 12.69 years +0.4%
2017 12.89 years +1.5%
2018 13.03 years +1.1%
2019 13.11 years +0.6%
2020 13.37 years +2.0%
2021 13.48 years +0.9%
2022 13.27 years -1.6%
2023 13.68 years +3.1%
2024 13.84 years +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.04 years 7.3 years 8.92 years 10
1980s 9.73 years 9.09 years 10.25 years 10
1990s 10.26 years 9.62 years 10.98 years 10
2000s 11.4 years 11.06 years 11.75 years 10
2010s 12.55 years 11.9 years 13.11 years 10
2020s 13.53 years 13.27 years 13.84 years 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa

  1. 73 Ukraine 14.27 years compare
  2. 74 North Macedonia 14.25 years compare
  3. 75 Bulgaria 14.16 years compare
  4. 76 Serbia 14.08 years compare
  5. 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.04 years compare
  6. 78 Colombia 14.04 years compare
  7. 79 Thailand 13.99 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa was 13.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13.84 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3 years in 1971.
How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release