School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.2 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
81st
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.2 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.9 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 11.2 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 11.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9 years, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 81st 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.9 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.05 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 6.21 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 6.27 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 6.52 years | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 6.76 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 6.96 years | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 7.15 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 7.41 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 7.59 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 7.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.77 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.89 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 8 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 8.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 8.27 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 8.41 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 8.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 8.41 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 8.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 8.15 years | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 8.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.58 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 8.39 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.68 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 9.02 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 9.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 9.24 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9.38 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.89 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.84 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.96 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 10.17 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.39 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.19 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 11.2 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.51 years | 5.9 years | 7.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.05 years | 7.59 years | 8.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.53 years | 8.15 years | 9.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 years | 9.13 years | 9.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.46 years | 9.96 years | 10.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.06 years | 10.93 years | 11.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 11.2 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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