School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.5921 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 190 Côte d’Ivoire 0.3624 years compare
- 191 Nigeria 0.3586 years compare
- 192 Djibouti 0.3159 years compare
- 193 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2366 years compare
- 194 Burkina Faso 0.2328 years compare
- 195 Niger 0.2244 years compare
- 196 Mali 0.2138 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release