School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.83 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 4.83 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.35 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.83 years, in 2021.
That places SDG: Western Asia 194th 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.05 years | — |
| 1995 | 5 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.96 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.17 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.1 years | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.23 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.17 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.32 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.85 years | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 4.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.83 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.86 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.83 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.83 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.01 years | 4.96 years | 5.05 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.19 years | 5.05 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 years | 4.83 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 years | 4.83 years | 4.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: 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 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 15.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Western Asia was 4.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 years in 2021.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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