School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.33 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.33 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2475 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 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 (ida & Ibrd) stood at 1.33 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 1.33 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2475 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 141st 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2487 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2475 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2548 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.267 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2774 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2932 years | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3161 years | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3352 years | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3511 years | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.358 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3725 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3933 years | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4088 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4171 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4311 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.436 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4524 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4581 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4718 years | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4621 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4613 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4438 years | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4588 years | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.487 years | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5089 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5362 years | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5763 years | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6016 years | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6219 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6478 years | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6507 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.665 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6727 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6731 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7168 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7693 years | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7928 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8432 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8953 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9216 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9654 years | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9707 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 years | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.13 years | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.17 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.22 years | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.29 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.28 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.32 years | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.33 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2949 years | 0.2475 years | 0.358 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4303 years | 0.3725 years | 0.4718 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5344 years | 0.4438 years | 0.6478 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.76 years | 0.6507 years | 0.9216 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 years | 0.9654 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 years | 1.26 years | 1.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 1.33 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2475 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release