School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 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, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 1.92 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5361 years, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 102nd 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5445 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5361 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5439 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5545 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.562 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5791 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5996 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6174 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6302 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6334 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6448 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6637 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6732 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6774 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6878 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6887 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7032 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7086 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7165 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7054 years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7056 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6937 years | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7199 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7527 years | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7793 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8113 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.858 years | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8865 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9115 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9493 years | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.952 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9784 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9944 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9983 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.06 years | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.15 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.22 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.31 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 1.34 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.48 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.56 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.65 years | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.74 years | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.71 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.74 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.77 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.8 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.86 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.89 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.92 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5801 years | 0.5361 years | 0.6334 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6869 years | 0.6448 years | 0.7165 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8068 years | 0.6937 years | 0.9493 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 years | 0.952 years | 1.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 years | 1.4 years | 1.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 years | 1.8 years | 1.92 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (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, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5361 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release