School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.43 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 5.43 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 5.48 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.62 years, in 1974.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 158th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7 years | 4.62 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.97 years | 4.9 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 years | 4.73 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 years | 5 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 years | 5.22 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.41 years | 5.32 years | 5.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 155 France 5.17 years compare
- 156 Liechtenstein, Principality of 5.15 years compare
- 157 Italy 5.14 years compare
- 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
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 5.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 years in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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