School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.77 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.77 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3735 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 1.77 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3735 years, in 1971.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 108th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.374 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3735 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3926 years | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4223 years | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4518 years | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4931 years | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5458 years | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6027 years | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6389 years | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.624 years | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6431 years | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6771 years | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7028 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7012 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7251 years | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.697 years | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7294 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7435 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7117 years | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6562 years | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.637 years | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5836 years | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6345 years | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6992 years | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7554 years | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8153 years | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8849 years | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9458 years | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9793 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.04 years | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 years | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.12 years | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.16 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.21 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.19 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.24 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.18 years | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.31 years | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.34 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.44 years | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.51 years | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.59 years | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.69 years | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.68 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.65 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.73 years | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.77 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4919 years | 0.3735 years | 0.6389 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6987 years | 0.6431 years | 0.7435 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7975 years | 0.5836 years | 1.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 years | 1.04 years | 1.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 years | 1.18 years | 1.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 years | 1.65 years | 1.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 896,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 1.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3735 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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