School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.62 years
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.62 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4722 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.62 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4722 years, in 1971.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 125th 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, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4766 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4722 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4885 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5175 years | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5486 years | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5882 years | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6445 years | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7075 years | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7334 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7544 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7743 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7934 years | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8093 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8225 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7818 years | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7836 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7859 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.77 years | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6898 years | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6508 years | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.576 years | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6457 years | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7168 years | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7855 years | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.854 years | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9245 years | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9969 years | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1 years | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2 years | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.24 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.16 years | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.22 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.26 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.25 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.28 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.17 years | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.26 years | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.38 years | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.34 years | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.47 years | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.46 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.56 years | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.53 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.51 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.55 years | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.62 years | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5917 years | 0.4722 years | 0.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7765 years | 0.6898 years | 0.8225 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8441 years | 0.576 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 years | 1.16 years | 1.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 years | 1.17 years | 1.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 years | 1.51 years | 1.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 122 Honduras 1.31 years compare
- 123 Jamaica 1.31 years compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 1.28 years compare
- 125 Belize 1.27 years compare
- 126 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.26 years compare
- 127 South Africa 1.18 years compare
- 128 Bangladesh 1.17 years compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4722 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release