School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 9.08 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 9.1 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.93 years, in 1995.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.07 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.12 years | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 7.25 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.4 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.59 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 7.68 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.89 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 7.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.27 years | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 8.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3 years | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.43 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.51 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.67 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.68 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.88 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.1 years | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 9.08 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.23 years | 6.93 years | 7.59 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.09 years | 7.68 years | 8.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.69 years | 8.51 years | 8.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 8.88 years | 9.1 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 9.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 years in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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