School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 7.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.1 years
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
218th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.51 years
in 2012
All-time low
5.63 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) recorded 7.1 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 7.51 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.63 years, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.63 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.73 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.92 years | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 6.03 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.23 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 6.46 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 6.59 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 6.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.95 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 7.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 6.96 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.94 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.86 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.82 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.88 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.71 years | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 6.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.62 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.55 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 6.5 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.07 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.27 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.21 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.51 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.1 years | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 7.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.3 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.26 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.26 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.1 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.18 years | 5.63 years | 6.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9 years | 6.82 years | 7.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.64 years | 6.48 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.01 years | 6.53 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.25 years | 7.1 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 years | 7.1 years | 7.29 years | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.32 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 625,738 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 7.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release