School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.34 years
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.34 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.9383 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries recorded 6.34 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 6.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9383 years, in 1971.
That places ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9393 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9383 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9938 years | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.05 years | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 1.11 years | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1.18 years | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 1.35 years | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 1.5 years | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.67 years | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 1.81 years | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.93 years | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 2.03 years | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 2.21 years | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 2.39 years | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 2.54 years | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 2.71 years | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 2.93 years | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 3.04 years | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.14 years | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.98 years | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 3.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.14 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.23 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.36 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.49 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.69 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.84 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.93 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.08 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.16 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.3 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.43 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.66 years | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.08 years | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 5.26 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.41 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.77 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.09 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.34 years | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.25 years | 0.9383 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 years | 1.93 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 years | 2.98 years | 3.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 years | 3.55 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.64 years | 5.26 years | 5.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1 years | 5.97 years | 6.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- 40 Serbia 7.22 years compare
- 41 Uruguay 7.21 years compare
- 42 North Macedonia 7.21 years compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.18 years compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 7.16 years compare
- 45 Portugal 7.13 years compare
- 46 Malta 7.1 years compare
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, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 6.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9383 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release