School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.11 years
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.11 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.9028 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 4.11 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 4.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9028 years, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9089 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9028 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9831 years | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 1.04 years | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1 years | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 1.18 years | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 1.26 years | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 1.36 years | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 1.43 years | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.49 years | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.55 years | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.61 years | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.68 years | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.73 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.78 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.86 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.96 years | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.03 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2.07 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.11 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.26 years | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 2.34 years | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.39 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.45 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.55 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.64 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.69 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.74 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.77 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.82 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.88 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.02 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3.01 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.13 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.28 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.21 years | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.28 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.37 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.46 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.57 years | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.65 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.71 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.99 years | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 4.11 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 years | 0.9028 years | 1.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 years | 1.55 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 years | 2.26 years | 2.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 years | 2.77 years | 3.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 years | 3.17 years | 3.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 years | 3.71 years | 4.11 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 144 Côte d'Ivoire 4.93 years compare
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 years compare
- 146 Myanmar 4.91 years compare
- 147 Kenya 4.89 years compare
- 148 Malaysia 4.88 years compare
- 149 Dominica 4.85 years compare
- 150 Dominican Republic 4.83 years compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 4.11 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9028 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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