School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.8 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 4.8 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.37 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.8 years, in 2024.
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, female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.15 years | — |
| 1995 | 5.1 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.05 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.23 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.15 years | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.26 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.25 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.19 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.34 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.83 years | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.83 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.82 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.85 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.81 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.8 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.09 years | 5.05 years | 5.15 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.23 years | 5.11 years | 5.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.98 years | 4.8 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 years | 4.8 years | 4.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.70 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Western Asia was 4.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 years in 2024.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release