School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.16 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.16 years
in 2024
All-time low
4.39 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 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, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 11.16 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 11.16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.39 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 77th 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, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.39 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.53 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 4.69 years | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 4.79 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5 years | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 5.25 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 5.5 years | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 5.71 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 6.06 years | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 6.28 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 6.41 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.59 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.75 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 6.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 7.01 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 7.21 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 7.38 years | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 7.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 7.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 7.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 7.68 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 7.43 years | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 7.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.87 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 7.79 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.1 years | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 8.32 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8.57 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 8.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9.03 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.58 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.47 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.56 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.92 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.15 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.12 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 11.16 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.03 years | 4.39 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.94 years | 6.28 years | 7.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.86 years | 7.43 years | 8.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.29 years | 8.72 years | 9.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.25 years | 9.72 years | 10.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 years | 10.8 years | 11.16 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 11.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.16 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release