School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.07 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.11 years
in 2012
All-time low
3.71 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 5.07 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 5.11 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.71 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.73 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.71 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 3.77 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.94 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 4.02 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 4.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 4.25 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 4.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 4.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 4.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.39 years | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 4.49 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 4.36 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.5 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.45 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.58 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.74 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.81 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.76 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.01 years | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.02 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.98 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.11 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.93 years | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.08 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.99 years | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.07 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.93 years | 3.71 years | 4.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.42 years | 4.32 years | 4.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.49 years | 4.36 years | 4.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 years | 4.68 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 4.92 years | 5.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 years | 4.99 years | 5.1 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 5.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release