School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.6 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 5.6 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 7.32 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.6 years, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.39 years | 5.94 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.71 years | 5.6 years | 5.81 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 5.6 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female 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, female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release