School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.6 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 5.6 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 7.08 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.6 years, in 2023.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 years | — |
| 2011 | 6.97 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.73 years | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 5.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.9 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.03 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.92 years | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.73 years | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.65 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.21 years | 5.73 years | 7.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 years | 5.6 years | 5.73 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 144 Nigeria 5.41 years compare
- 145 El Salvador 5.41 years compare
- 146 Macao 5.4 years compare
- 147 Angola 5.39 years compare
- 148 Chad 5.39 years compare
- 149 Guadeloupe 5.38 years
- 150 Bangladesh 5.32 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.41 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 796,027 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.00 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.02 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 5.6 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 years in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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