School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.99 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 8.99 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 10.08 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.74 years, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.08 years | — |
| 2013 | 8.74 years | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 8.93 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.37 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.24 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.01 years | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.93 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.99 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.21 years | 8.74 years | 10.08 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 8.93 years | 9.06 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 8.99 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 years in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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