School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.34 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2505 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 1.34 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2505 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 139th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2518 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2505 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2578 years | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2699 years | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2802 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.296 years | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3188 years | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3377 years | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3536 years | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3604 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3748 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3955 years | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.411 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4192 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4331 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4381 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4544 years | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4737 years | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4641 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4633 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.446 years | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4609 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4889 years | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5107 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5378 years | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5777 years | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6037 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6245 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6517 years | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6541 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6704 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.679 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.681 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7262 years | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7773 years | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8014 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8557 years | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9084 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9344 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9794 years | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9848 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.04 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.08 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 years | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.18 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.16 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.23 years | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.27 years | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.29 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.34 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2977 years | 0.2505 years | 0.3604 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4324 years | 0.3748 years | 0.4737 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5365 years | 0.446 years | 0.6517 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7688 years | 0.6541 years | 0.9344 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 years | 0.9794 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 years | 1.27 years | 1.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2505 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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