School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.15 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.31 years
in 2007
All-time low
4.5 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 5.15 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 5.31 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.5 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 182nd 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 (years) (School both) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.51 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.5 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 4.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.68 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.75 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 4.87 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 4.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.89 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.95 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.8 years | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.91 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.74 years | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.89 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.8 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.91 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 4.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.25 years | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.22 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.19 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.28 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.09 years | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 5.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.17 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.08 years | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.15 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.67 years | 4.5 years | 4.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.91 years | 4.86 years | 4.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.87 years | 4.74 years | 4.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 years | 4.99 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 years | 5.06 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 years | 5.08 years | 5.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 5.15 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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