School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.32 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.32 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.67 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 5.32 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 5.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.67 years, in 1972.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 95th 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.7 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.68 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.81 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.93 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 3.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 4.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 4.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.19 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.2 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.14 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.22 years | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.13 years | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.02 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.08 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.01 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.97 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 4.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.26 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.47 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.47 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.38 years | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.31 years | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.42 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.51 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.66 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.87 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.96 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.11 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.29 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.32 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.78 years | 3.67 years | 3.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1 years | 4 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.06 years | 3.97 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 years | 4.12 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 years | 4.51 years | 5.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 years | 5.15 years | 5.32 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 5.32 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 years in 1972.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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