School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6303 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6303 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6303 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2459 years
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States is 0.6303 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States peaked at 0.6303 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2459 years, in 1974.
UIS: Arab States ranks 190th 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 in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.253 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2514 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2495 years | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2488 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2459 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.253 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2619 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2685 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2665 years | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.272 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2775 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2873 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.288 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2921 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2994 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3077 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3041 years | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3021 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.299 years | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3013 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3041 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3099 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3082 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3121 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3152 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3197 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3239 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3306 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3423 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3349 years | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.344 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3412 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3467 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3524 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3606 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3754 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4029 years | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4052 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4405 years | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5077 years | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5167 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5233 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5166 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.507 years | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5498 years | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5533 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5532 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5668 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5679 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5889 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6134 years | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5661 years | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5883 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6157 years | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6303 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.257 years | 0.2459 years | 0.272 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2958 years | 0.2775 years | 0.3077 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3201 years | 0.3041 years | 0.3423 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3877 years | 0.3412 years | 0.5077 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5443 years | 0.507 years | 0.5889 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6027 years | 0.5661 years | 0.6303 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States was 0.6303 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6303 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2459 years in 1974.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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