School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.44 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.44 years
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.44 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1951 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa is 2.44 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 2.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1951 years, in 1970.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1951 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1961 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2078 years | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2269 years | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2425 years | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2653 years | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2978 years | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3164 years | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3351 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3473 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3664 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3978 years | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4201 years | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4305 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4459 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.451 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4322 years | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4301 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.465 years | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4525 years | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4607 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4476 years | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4997 years | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5612 years | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 0.618 years | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6815 years | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7614 years | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8337 years | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8903 years | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9708 years | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9917 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.11 years | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.22 years | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.39 years | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.44 years | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.48 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.41 years | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.46 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.57 years | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.62 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8 years | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 1.88 years | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.96 years | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.14 years | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.17 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.24 years | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.29 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.36 years | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.44 years | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.263 years | 0.1951 years | 0.3473 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4292 years | 0.3664 years | 0.465 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6725 years | 0.4476 years | 0.9708 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 years | 0.9917 years | 1.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 years | 1.41 years | 2.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 years | 2.24 years | 2.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 337,393 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 752,870 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa was 2.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1951 years in 1970.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release