School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.35 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.48 years
in 2023
All-time low
8.38 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries is 10.35 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 10.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.38 years, in 1970.
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 132nd 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, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.38 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.51 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 8.71 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 8.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.95 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 9.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 9.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 9.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.4 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 9.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 9.37 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 9.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 9.54 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 9.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 9.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 9.68 years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 9.57 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 9.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 8.87 years | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 8.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.34 years | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 8.85 years | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 9.14 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.46 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.07 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 10.07 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.82 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.5 years | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.7 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.92 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.17 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.64 years | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.54 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 10.37 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.17 years | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 10.48 years | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 10.35 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.86 years | 8.38 years | 9.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.54 years | 9.32 years | 9.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.18 years | 8.85 years | 9.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6 years | 9.26 years | 10.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.81 years | 9.54 years | 10.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 years | 10.17 years | 10.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- 129 Belize 10.98 years compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 10.97 years compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 10.96 years compare
- 132 Egypt 10.95 years compare
- 133 Zambia 10.93 years compare
- 134 Kenya 10.93 years compare
- 135 Azerbaijan 10.88 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 10.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.38 years in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release