School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.53 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.59 years
in 2023
All-time low
6.69 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 9.53 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 9.59 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.69 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.7 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.69 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 6.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 7.08 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 7.24 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 7.35 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 7.46 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.61 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 7.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 7.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 7.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 7.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 7.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 8.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 8.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 8.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.12 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 8.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.91 years | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 7.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.16 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 8.03 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 8.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 8.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.53 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.64 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.89 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.83 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.13 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.32 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.06 years | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.53 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.07 years | 6.69 years | 7.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.94 years | 7.69 years | 8.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.11 years | 7.91 years | 8.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.72 years | 8.36 years | 8.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2 years | 8.99 years | 9.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.52 years | 9.48 years | 9.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 9.53 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 (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.69 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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