School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.34 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
162nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.34 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.82 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 5.34 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 5.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.82 years, in 1971.
That places UIS: Arab States 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.83 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.88 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.94 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 3.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 4.03 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 4.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.34 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.42 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 4.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 4.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.53 years | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 4.63 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 4.48 years | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.62 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.57 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.69 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.91 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.94 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.21 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.23 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.19 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.31 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.12 years | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.23 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.34 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 5.34 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.02 years | 3.82 years | 4.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.54 years | 4.42 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.61 years | 4.48 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 years | 4.84 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2 years | 5.11 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.31 years | 5.23 years | 5.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.09 years compare
- 160 Liechtenstein 5.09 years compare
- 161 Syria 5 years compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 4.99 years compare
- 163 Czechia 4.99 years compare
- 164 Chad 4.98 years compare
- 165 Ethiopia 4.96 years compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UIS: Arab States was 5.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 years in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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