School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 4.79 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 4.79 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6 years, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 121st 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.61 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.6 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.72 years | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 2.78 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 2.85 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.98 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 3.1 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 3.22 years | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 3.31 years | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.37 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 3.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.63 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.74 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.81 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.98 years | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 3.91 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.85 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 3.92 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.06 years | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 4.01 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.98 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 4.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.29 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.26 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.24 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.12 years | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.28 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.47 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.55 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.35 years | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.45 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.77 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.79 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 2.6 years | 3.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.63 years | 3.42 years | 3.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 years | 3.85 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 4.12 years | 4.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 years | 4.33 years | 4.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.72 years | 4.61 years | 4.79 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 900,498 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 4.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release