School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.09 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.09 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6072 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa stood at 2.09 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 2.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6072 years, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 100th 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6175 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6072 years | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.614 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6242 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6312 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6487 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6693 years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6869 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6998 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7024 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7132 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7331 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7423 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7465 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7569 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7567 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7713 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7761 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7839 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7723 years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7716 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7575 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.784 years | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8174 years | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.845 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8779 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9266 years | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9559 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9821 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 years | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.05 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.07 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.22 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3 years | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.39 years | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.42 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 years | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.59 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.67 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.78 years | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.88 years | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.86 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.92 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.96 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.98 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.03 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.09 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6501 years | 0.6072 years | 0.7024 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7552 years | 0.7132 years | 0.7839 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.874 years | 0.7575 years | 1.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 1.02 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 years | 1.49 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 years | 1.96 years | 2.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 97 Syrian Arab Republic 2.19 years compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1 years compare
- 99 Liechtenstein 2.09 years compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 2.07 years compare
- 101 Cuba 2.05 years compare
- 102 Malaysia 1.91 years compare
- 103 Tunisia 1.91 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 2.09 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6072 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 100th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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