School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 8.95 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 8.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.43 years, in 1995.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 63rd 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, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.5 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.43 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 6.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.76 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.95 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.17 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 7.29 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 7.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.52 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.94 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 8 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.17 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.05 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.39 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.72 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.95 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 8.95 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.72 years | 6.43 years | 7.17 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.77 years | 7.29 years | 8.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.44 years | 8.21 years | 8.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.83 years | 8.72 years | 8.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 60 Cape Verde 9.56 years compare
- 61 Myanmar 9.55 years compare
- 62 Hong Kong 9.54 years compare
- 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.51 years compare
- 64 Spain 9.49 years compare
- 65 Cyprus 9.48 years compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 9.47 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 8.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 years in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release