School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States is 7.97 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 8 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.31 years, in 1995.
That places UIS: Arab States 147th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.38 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.31 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.49 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 6.59 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.71 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 6.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.01 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 7.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.43 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 7.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.82 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.57 years | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.87 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 7.97 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.47 years | 6.31 years | 6.71 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.27 years | 6.8 years | 7.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 years | 7.57 years | 7.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.93 years | 7.87 years | 8 years | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Arab States was 7.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 years in 1995.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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