School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.27 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.39 years
in 2023
All-time low
6.76 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 10.27 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 10.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.76 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.77 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 7.06 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 7.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 7.31 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 7.5 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 7.65 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 7.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 8.01 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 8.15 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 8.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 8.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 8.51 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 8.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 8.86 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 8.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.83 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 8.79 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 8.27 years | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 8.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.69 years | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 8.32 years | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 8.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.58 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.78 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.19 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.67 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 9.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.49 years | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.24 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 9.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.63 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.89 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.37 years | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.31 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.72 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.86 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.04 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 10.21 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.06 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 10.39 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 10.27 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.28 years | 6.76 years | 8.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.49 years | 8.15 years | 8.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.57 years | 8.27 years | 8.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.24 years | 8.83 years | 9.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.57 years | 9.31 years | 9.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.19 years | 10.04 years | 10.39 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 129 Kazakhstan 11.07 years compare
- 130 Serbia 11.06 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 11.04 years compare
- 132 Belize 11.01 years compare
- 133 Macau, China 10.99 years compare
- 134 Egypt 10.9 years compare
- 135 Botswana 10.85 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 10.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.76 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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