School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.24 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.24 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.24 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.602 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 2.24 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 2.24 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.602 years, in 1971.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 99th 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6153 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.602 years | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6029 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6062 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6062 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6163 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.628 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6309 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6379 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6414 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.646 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6599 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6666 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6699 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6752 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6773 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6802 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6802 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7014 years | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6976 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.705 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7002 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7245 years | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7531 years | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7758 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.804 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.847 years | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8828 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9163 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.964 years | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9767 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.19 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.25 years | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.33 years | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.47 years | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 1.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.55 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.66 years | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.71 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.83 years | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.93 years | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.96 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.02 years | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.07 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.18 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.24 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6187 years | 0.602 years | 0.6414 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6754 years | 0.646 years | 0.7014 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8073 years | 0.7002 years | 0.964 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 years | 0.9767 years | 1.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 years | 1.55 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 years | 2.07 years | 2.24 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 2.24 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.602 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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