School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.02 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 2.02 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 2.02 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1763 years, in 1971.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 45 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.177 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1763 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1916 years | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2091 years | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2244 years | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2454 years | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2748 years | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2926 years | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3095 years | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3269 years | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3485 years | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3772 years | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.396 years | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4097 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4256 years | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4356 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4436 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4504 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4775 years | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4803 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4992 years | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5067 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5377 years | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5858 years | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6154 years | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.658 years | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.714 years | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7652 years | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.82 years | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9015 years | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9264 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9756 years | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.07 years | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2 years | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.34 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.48 years | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.56 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.59 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.69 years | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.74 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.85 years | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.92 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.96 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.02 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2428 years | 0.1763 years | 0.3269 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4245 years | 0.3485 years | 0.4803 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6604 years | 0.4992 years | 0.9015 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 years | 0.9264 years | 1.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 years | 1.56 years | 2.02 years | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 2.02 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1763 years in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.