School life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.05 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.05 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3832 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa is 2.05 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 2.05 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3832 years, in 1971.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th 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, male in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3838 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3832 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4053 years | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.44 years | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4751 years | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5237 years | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5858 years | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6529 years | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6957 years | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6788 years | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.702 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7434 years | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7749 years | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7742 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.803 years | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7689 years | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8066 years | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8227 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7848 years | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7205 years | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6964 years | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6308 years | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6895 years | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.764 years | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8304 years | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9008 years | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9832 years | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 years | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.17 years | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.22 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.16 years | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.23 years | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.26 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.32 years | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.28 years | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.35 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.37 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.28 years | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.34 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.43 years | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.48 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6 years | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.62 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.71 years | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.81 years | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.95 years | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.94 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.91 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.01 years | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 2.05 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5224 years | 0.3832 years | 0.6957 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7701 years | 0.702 years | 0.8227 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8815 years | 0.6308 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 years | 1.16 years | 1.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 years | 1.28 years | 1.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 years | 1.91 years | 2.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 81 Morocco 2.21 years compare
- 82 Montenegro 2.19 years compare
- 83 Armenia 2.19 years compare
- 84 Lebanon 2.17 years compare
- 85 Marshall Islands 2.15 years compare
- 86 Algeria 2.14 years compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 2.12 years compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 752,870 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in MDG: Northern Africa was 2.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3832 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release