School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.63 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 5.63 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 5.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.53 years, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.66 years | 4.53 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1 years | 4.89 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.91 years | 4.71 years | 5.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 years | 4.84 years | 5.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 years | 5.18 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 years | 5.38 years | 5.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 140 El Salvador 5.41 years compare
- 141 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 5.4 years compare
- 142 Angola 5.39 years compare
- 143 Chad 5.39 years compare
- 144 Guadeloupe 5.38 years compare
- 145 Bangladesh 5.32 years compare
- 146 Vietnam 5.31 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 17.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 5.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release