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School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.5921 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5921 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5921 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2391 years
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 0.5921 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 0.5921 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2391 years, in 1974.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 193rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year

Year years Change
1970 0.2459 years —
1971 0.2443 years -0.7%
1972 0.2425 years -0.7%
1973 0.2418 years -0.3%
1974 0.2391 years -1.1%
1975 0.2459 years +2.8%
1976 0.2545 years +3.5%
1977 0.261 years +2.5%
1978 0.2591 years -0.7%
1979 0.2644 years +2.1%
1980 0.2681 years +1.4%
1981 0.2773 years +3.4%
1982 0.2782 years +0.3%
1983 0.282 years +1.4%
1984 0.2888 years +2.4%
1985 0.2965 years +2.7%
1986 0.2928 years -1.3%
1987 0.2906 years -0.7%
1988 0.2875 years -1.1%
1989 0.29 years +0.9%
1990 0.2928 years +1.0%
1991 0.2984 years +1.9%
1992 0.2978 years -0.2%
1993 0.3023 years +1.5%
1994 0.3055 years +1.1%
1995 0.31 years +1.5%
1996 0.3126 years +0.8%
1997 0.3175 years +1.6%
1998 0.3282 years +3.4%
1999 0.3207 years -2.3%
2000 0.3289 years +2.6%
2001 0.3257 years -1.0%
2002 0.3305 years +1.5%
2003 0.3356 years +1.5%
2004 0.3432 years +2.3%
2005 0.3573 years +4.1%
2006 0.3833 years +7.3%
2007 0.3857 years +0.6%
2008 0.4192 years +8.7%
2009 0.4829 years +15.2%
2010 0.4915 years +1.8%
2011 0.498 years +1.3%
2012 0.493 years -1.0%
2013 0.4848 years -1.7%
2014 0.5259 years +8.5%
2015 0.5288 years +0.5%
2016 0.5264 years -0.4%
2017 0.5385 years +2.3%
2018 0.539 years +0.1%
2019 0.5582 years +3.6%
2020 0.5804 years +4.0%
2021 0.5349 years -7.8%
2022 0.554 years +3.6%
2023 0.5791 years +4.5%
2024 0.5921 years +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2498 years 0.2391 years 0.2644 years 10
1980s 0.2852 years 0.2681 years 0.2965 years 10
1990s 0.3086 years 0.2928 years 0.3282 years 10
2000s 0.3692 years 0.3257 years 0.4829 years 10
2010s 0.5184 years 0.4848 years 0.5582 years 10
2020s 0.5681 years 0.5349 years 0.5921 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 190 Burundi 0.5501 years compare
  2. 191 Guinea 0.5084 years compare
  3. 192 Uganda 0.4585 years compare
  4. 193 Benin 0.4128 years compare
  5. 194 Tajikistan 0.38 years compare
  6. 195 Syria 0.3713 years compare
  7. 196 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3624 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.5921 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 0.5921 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2391 years in 1974.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release