School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.43 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.47 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.48 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Arab World stood at 9.43 years.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Arab World peaked at 9.47 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.48 years, in 1971.
WB: Arab World ranks 149th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.5 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.48 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.56 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 5.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.86 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.02 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 6.16 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 6.28 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 6.5 years | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 6.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 6.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.79 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 6.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 7.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 7.15 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 7.25 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 7.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 7.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.22 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 7.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.46 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 7.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.56 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.1 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.56 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.54 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.52 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.83 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.02 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.79 years | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.47 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.43 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.88 years | 5.48 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 years | 6.61 years | 7.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.44 years | 7.22 years | 7.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.33 years | 7.84 years | 8.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.96 years | 8.7 years | 9.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 years | 9.32 years | 9.47 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Arab World was 9.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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