School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.39 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 5.39 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 7.01 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.39 years, in 2023.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.17 years | 5.73 years | 7.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 years | 5.39 years | 5.51 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 158 British Virgin Islands 5.13 years compare
- 159 Senegal 5.13 years compare
- 160 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 5.1 years compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 5.05 years compare
- 162 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.04 years compare
- 163 Syrian Arab Republic 5 years compare
- 164 Barbados 5 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.11 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 5.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 years in 2023.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release