School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Arab World, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Arab World is 7.85 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Arab World peaked at 8.08 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.19 years, in 1995.
WB: Arab World ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.32 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.19 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 7.38 years | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 7.37 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.55 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.84 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.81 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8 years | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.77 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.82 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 7.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.85 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.35 years | 7.19 years | 7.45 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.7 years | 7.48 years | 7.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 years | 7.77 years | 8.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.89 years | 7.82 years | 7.92 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in WB: Arab World was 7.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.19 years in 1995.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- WB: Arab World ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release