School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 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 WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World peaked at 0.5921 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2391 years, in 1974.
WB: Arab World 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 in WB: Arab World, 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
| 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 WB: Arab World
- 190 Burundi 0.5501 years compare
- 191 Guinea 0.5084 years compare
- 192 Uganda 0.4585 years compare
- 193 Benin 0.4128 years compare
- 194 Tajikistan 0.38 years compare
- 195 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3713 years compare
- 196 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3624 years compare
More education data for WB: Arab World
- 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 WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5921 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2391 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Arab World ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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