School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 5.67 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 5.67 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 5.69 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.88 years, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.91 years | — |
| 1999 | 3.88 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.97 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 4.06 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.21 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.38 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.58 years | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.7 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.76 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.96 years | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.08 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.25 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.45 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.55 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.61 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.67 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.89 years | 3.88 years | 3.91 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.55 years | 3.97 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 years | 5.1 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 years | 5.67 years | 5.67 years | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 5.67 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 years in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release