School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 4.75 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 4.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 years, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 120th 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, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.77 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.75 years | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.83 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.87 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.92 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2 years | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 2.1 years | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 2.2 years | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 2.28 years | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.35 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.45 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.52 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.58 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.64 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.72 years | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.82 years | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.92 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.12 years | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 3.12 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.22 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.36 years | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 3.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.5 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.6 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.69 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.75 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.95 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.01 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.97 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.09 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.27 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.12 years | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.56 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.67 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 4.75 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.01 years | 1.75 years | 2.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 years | 2.4 years | 2.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 years | 3.12 years | 3.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 years | 3.75 years | 4.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 years | 4.12 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 years | 4.5 years | 4.75 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 4.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release