School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.39 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.62 years
in 1980
All-time low
3.83 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) recorded 4.39 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 4.62 years in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.83 years, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.83 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.91 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 4 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.14 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.32 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 4.41 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.39 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.6 years | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 4.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.52 years | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 4.45 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.42 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.38 years | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.33 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.29 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.25 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.29 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.25 years | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.49 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.56 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.34 years | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.46 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.44 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.39 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.15 years | 3.83 years | 4.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 years | 4.41 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 years | 4.25 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 years | 4.25 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 years | 4.34 years | 4.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 years | 4.39 years | 4.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- 199 Armenia 4.07 years compare
- 200 Croatia 4.06 years compare
- 201 Lithuania 4.02 years compare
- 202 Kyrgyzstan 3.93 years compare
- 203 Russian Federation 3.92 years compare
- 204 Kazakhstan 3.91 years compare
- 205 Niger 3.84 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 10.59 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 4.94 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.8% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 974,013 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.2% (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 6.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.52 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 4.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 years in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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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February 2026 Data Release