School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.71 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
69th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.71 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.87 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Northern Africa is 5.71 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 5.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.87 years, in 1971.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 69th 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, male in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.88 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.96 years | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 2.02 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.09 years | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 2.23 years | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 2.41 years | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 2.59 years | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 2.76 years | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 2.86 years | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 2.96 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.03 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.16 years | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 3.29 years | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 3.4 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 3.52 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7 years | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 3.81 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.77 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.07 years | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 3.92 years | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.74 years | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.01 years | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 3.89 years | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.84 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.96 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.07 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.19 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.36 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.38 years | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.34 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1 years | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.23 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.43 years | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.57 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.89 years | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.95 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.19 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.41 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.49 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.58 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.63 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.71 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.27 years | 1.87 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.45 years | 2.96 years | 3.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 years | 3.74 years | 4.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 years | 4.1 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 years | 4.57 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 years | 5.41 years | 5.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Northern Africa was 5.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release