School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.05 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.05 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.5172 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 2.05 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 2.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5172 years, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 105th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.528 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5172 years | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5198 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5242 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5257 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5359 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5484 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5526 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5602 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5646 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5707 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5844 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5918 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5956 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6018 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.605 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6088 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6099 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6306 years | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6273 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6351 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6318 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6561 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6844 years | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7067 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7345 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7763 years | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8112 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8434 years | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8883 years | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.904 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.944 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9749 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.999 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 years | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.18 years | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.25 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.38 years | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.44 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.53 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.59 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.69 years | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.77 years | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.84 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.98 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.05 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5377 years | 0.5172 years | 0.5646 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6026 years | 0.5707 years | 0.6306 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7368 years | 0.6318 years | 0.8883 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 years | 0.904 years | 1.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 years | 1.44 years | 1.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 years | 1.89 years | 2.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- 102 Botswana 2.43 years compare
- 103 United States Virgin Islands 2.43 years compare
- 104 Syrian Arab Republic 2.37 years compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 2.33 years compare
- 106 Malaysia 2.3 years compare
- 107 Jordan 2.27 years compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 2.08 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 2.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5172 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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