School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.39 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) is 5.39 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 7.01 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.39 years, in 2023.
That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.94 years | — |
| 2011 | 6.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.77 years | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 5.85 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.84 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.73 years | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.51 years | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.39 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.17 years | 5.73 years | 7.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 years | 5.39 years | 5.51 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 5.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.11 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 5.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 years in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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