School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 3.9 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.9 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.02 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.45 years
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2020
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 3.9 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 4.02 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.45 years, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 215th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.45 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.51 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.61 years | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 3.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.72 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 3.81 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.79 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.72 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 3.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.94 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.83 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.83 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.87 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.64 years | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 3.73 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.89 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.98 years | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.94 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.71 years | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.71 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.67 years | 3.45 years | 3.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.78 years | 3.72 years | 3.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 years | 3.79 years | 3.94 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.85 years | 3.64 years | 3.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 years | 3.71 years | 4.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9 years | 3.9 years | 3.9 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 212 Palestine, State of 3.66 years compare
- 213 Ukraine 3.65 years compare
- 214 Tokelau 3.39 years compare
- 215 Djibouti 3.08 years compare
- 216 Equatorial Guinea 3.01 years compare
- 217 Republic of Moldova 2.96 years compare
- 218 Somalia 0.8366 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 197,633 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792,452 (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 3.9 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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