School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.03 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 8.03 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 8.68 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.03 years, in 2024.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.21 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.55 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.47 years | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.38 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.19 years | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 8.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.14 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.11 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.05 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.03 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.25 years | 8.21 years | 8.28 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.5 years | 8.3 years | 8.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 years | 8.11 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.09 years | 8.03 years | 8.16 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2265 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia was 8.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 years in 2024.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release