School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Arab World
Arab World: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) was 10.41 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 10.41 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Arab World peaked at 10.41 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.89 years, in 1970.
That places Arab World 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.89 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.06 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 7.23 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 7.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.52 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.73 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 7.89 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 8.01 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.14 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 8.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 8.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 8.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 8.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 8.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 8.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 8.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 8.9 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 8.85 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 8.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.58 years | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 8.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.92 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 8.73 years | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 8.92 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.07 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 9.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.36 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.66 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.05 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.23 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.12 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.41 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.47 years | 6.89 years | 8.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.63 years | 8.25 years | 8.99 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.85 years | 8.58 years | 9.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5 years | 9.12 years | 9.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.19 years | 9.9 years | 10.41 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 27 Eswatini 13.09 years compare
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- 30 Saudi Arabia 13.03 years compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.99 years compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 12.98 years compare
- 33 Germany 12.98 years compare
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Arab World?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Arab World was 10.41 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.89 years in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Arab World ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.