School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.53 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.53 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.7901 years
in 1991
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 2.53 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 2.53 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7901 years, in 1991.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 79th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7986 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.795 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7964 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7959 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8045 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8116 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8123 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8143 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8095 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8047 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8089 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8072 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8065 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8033 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8005 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7954 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8072 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7978 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7981 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7901 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8064 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8263 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8395 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8602 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8815 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9097 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9353 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9694 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9782 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.06 years | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.28 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.36 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.42 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.51 years | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.65 years | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.78 years | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 years | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2.06 years | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.16 years | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.25 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.35 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.4 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.53 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8042 years | 0.795 years | 0.8143 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8041 years | 0.7954 years | 0.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8616 years | 0.7901 years | 0.9694 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 0.9782 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 years | 1.51 years | 2.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 years | 2.41 years | 2.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 2.53 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7901 years in 1991.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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