School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 12.69 years.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 12.78 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.26 years, in 2013.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.61 years | — |
| 2013 | 11.26 years | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 11.6 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.86 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.97 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.11 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.5 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 12.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.21 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.78 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 12.69 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.03 years | 11.26 years | 12.61 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.46 years | 12.15 years | 12.78 years | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 12.69 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 12.78 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.26 years in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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