School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.91 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 4.91 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.61 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.9 years, in 2021.
That places MDG: Western Asia 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.47 years | — |
| 1995 | 5.41 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.37 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.56 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.42 years | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.44 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.36 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.95 years | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 4.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.94 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.9 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.91 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.42 years | 5.37 years | 5.47 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.49 years | 5.36 years | 5.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 years | 4.91 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.92 years | 4.9 years | 4.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in MDG: Western Asia was 4.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 years in 2021.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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