School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.28 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.28 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.9133 years
in 1991
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 2.28 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 2.28 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9133 years, in 1991.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9231 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.9289 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9451 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9619 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9852 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9964 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9855 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9855 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9949 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9964 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9905 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9928 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.982 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9941 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9932 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9805 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9547 years | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.939 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9133 years | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9288 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.952 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9686 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9908 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 years | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.07 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.1 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.15 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.26 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.29 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.35 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.34 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.42 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5 years | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.62 years | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.77 years | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.88 years | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.03 years | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1 years | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.19 years | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.26 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.25 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.28 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.28 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9609 years | 0.9231 years | 0.9964 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9865 years | 0.9547 years | 0.9964 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9928 years | 0.9133 years | 1.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 years | 1.1 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 years | 1.49 years | 2.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 years | 2.25 years | 2.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 2.28 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9133 years in 1991.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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