School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.96 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.96 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6259 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 1.96 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6259 years, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 94th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6337 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6259 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6379 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6544 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6675 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6915 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7198 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7503 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7684 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7698 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.786 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8112 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8226 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8274 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.842 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8396 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8645 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8732 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8685 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8496 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8412 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8186 years | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8471 years | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8846 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9167 years | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9537 years | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 years | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.03 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.05 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.07 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.17 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.28 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.32 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.37 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.45 years | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.45 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 years | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.64 years | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.76 years | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.85 years | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8 years | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.83 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.83 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.87 years | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.95 years | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.96 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6919 years | 0.6259 years | 0.7698 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8385 years | 0.786 years | 0.8732 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9432 years | 0.8186 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 1.07 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 years | 1.45 years | 1.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 years | 1.87 years | 1.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 91 Syrian Arab Republic 2.02 years compare
- 92 Bahrain 2.01 years compare
- 93 Kuwait 2 years compare
- 94 Egypt 1.87 years compare
- 95 Tajikistan 1.86 years compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 1.85 years compare
- 97 Mauritius 1.83 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6259 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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