School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.38 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.38 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.38 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1656 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 1.38 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1656 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.167 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1656 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.173 years | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.181 years | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1882 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1996 years | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2151 years | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2256 years | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2372 years | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2456 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2578 years | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2737 years | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2869 years | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2942 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3043 years | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3111 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3183 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3227 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3462 years | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3453 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.353 years | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3448 years | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3596 years | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3857 years | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4066 years | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4331 years | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4709 years | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5037 years | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5324 years | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5675 years | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5815 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6108 years | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6324 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6519 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6921 years | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.751 years | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7863 years | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8332 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9168 years | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9263 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9676 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.983 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.04 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.12 years | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.15 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.25 years | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.28 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.31 years | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.35 years | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.38 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1998 years | 0.1656 years | 0.2456 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3061 years | 0.2578 years | 0.3462 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4357 years | 0.3448 years | 0.5675 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7382 years | 0.5815 years | 0.9263 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 years | 0.9676 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 years | 1.28 years | 1.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.38 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1656 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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