School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.33 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.4 years
in 2023
All-time low
6.8 years
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries is 8.33 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 8.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.8 years, in 1995.
That places ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.04 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.8 years | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 7.01 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 7.14 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 7.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.58 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.08 years | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 8.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.96 years | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.09 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.1 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.3 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8 years | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.76 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.08 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.3 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.11 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.4 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 8.33 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.09 years | 6.8 years | 7.34 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.78 years | 7.36 years | 8.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.98 years | 7.76 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.27 years | 8.11 years | 8.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 8.65 years compare
- 125 Iraq 8.62 years compare
- 126 North Macedonia 8.6 years compare
- 127 Belarus 8.59 years compare
- 128 Benin 8.58 years compare
- 129 Mauritania 8.58 years compare
- 130 Croatia 8.57 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 8.33 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 years in 1995.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release