School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.68 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 12.68 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 12.68 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.4 years, in 1971.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.44 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.4 years | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 4.58 years | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 4.81 years | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 4.97 years | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 5.29 years | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 5.62 years | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 5.92 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 6.16 years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 6.33 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.61 years | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 6.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6.96 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 7.13 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 7.35 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 7.51 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 7.71 years | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 7.88 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 8.01 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 8.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.32 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 8.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8.48 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.78 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.12 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.33 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9.54 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 9.93 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.13 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.31 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.48 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.8 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 10.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.23 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.64 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.15 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 12.01 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.46 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.68 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.25 years | 4.4 years | 6.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4 years | 6.61 years | 8.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.77 years | 8.19 years | 9.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.58 years | 9.7 years | 11.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.15 years | 11.41 years | 12.68 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 43.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.14 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.5% (2016)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 12.68 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.68 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 years in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.