School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.11 years
Change on year
up 3.9%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.11 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.8772 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 4.11 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 4.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8772 years, in 1971.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 146th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8828 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8772 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9583 years | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 1.02 years | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 1.07 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.16 years | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 1.24 years | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.33 years | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.41 years | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.47 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.53 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.59 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.65 years | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.71 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.76 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.84 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.94 years | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.01 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.05 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.09 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.24 years | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 2.33 years | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.37 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.43 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.54 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.62 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.67 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.72 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.79 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.99 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.97 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.02 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.25 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.29 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.17 years | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.25 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.34 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.43 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.54 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.62 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.81 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.96 years | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 4.11 years | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 years | 0.8772 years | 1.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 years | 1.53 years | 2.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 years | 2.24 years | 2.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 years | 2.74 years | 3.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 years | 3.13 years | 3.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 years | 3.68 years | 4.11 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 143 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8772 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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