School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 3.95 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 3.95 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 4.01 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.29 years, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.32 years | — |
| 1999 | 3.29 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.61 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.68 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.01 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.97 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.96 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.96 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.94 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.95 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 years | 3.29 years | 3.32 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.63 years | 3.34 years | 3.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 years | 3.88 years | 4.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 years | 3.95 years | 3.95 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 634,256 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 3.95 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 years in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- 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 Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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