School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.48 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.61 years
in 2023
All-time low
9.11 years
in 1997
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia is 10.48 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 10.61 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.11 years, in 1997.
That places MDG: Western Asia 118th 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 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.27 years | — |
| 1995 | 9.19 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 9.11 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.46 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.67 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.84 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.79 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.95 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.17 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 10.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.48 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.16 years | 9.11 years | 9.27 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.74 years | 9.17 years | 10.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.14 years | 9.95 years | 10.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 years | 10.39 years | 10.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 115 Marshall Islands 11.39 years compare
- 116 Bulgaria 11.38 years compare
- 117 Côte d'Ivoire 11.37 years compare
- 118 Cuba 11.36 years compare
- 119 Turkmenistan 11.35 years compare
- 120 Armenia 11.34 years compare
- 121 Naoero 11.34 years compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia was 10.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 years in 1997.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release