School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.96 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.97 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.63 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UIS: Arab States stood at 9.96 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 9.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.63 years, in 1971.
UIS: Arab States ranks 137th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.65 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.63 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.83 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 5.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 6.01 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 6.3 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 6.42 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 6.65 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 6.78 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.97 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 7.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 7.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 7.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 7.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 7.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.61 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.42 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.68 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 7.61 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.76 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 8.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 8.13 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.25 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 8.41 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.56 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.92 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 8.98 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.91 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.41 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.16 years | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.59 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.77 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.97 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 9.96 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.02 years | 5.63 years | 6.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 years | 6.78 years | 7.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.66 years | 7.42 years | 8.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.67 years | 8.13 years | 8.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 years | 9.09 years | 9.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.87 years | 9.77 years | 9.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 134 Myanmar 10.9 years compare
- 135 Cayman Islands 10.86 years compare
- 136 Serbia 10.86 years compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 10.85 years compare
- 138 Egypt 10.84 years compare
- 139 Romania 10.76 years compare
- 140 Philippines 10.72 years compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5957 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UIS: Arab States was 9.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 years in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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