School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) 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.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.23 years | — |
| 2011 | 7.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.94 years | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 5.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.96 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.17 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.01 years | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.81 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.75 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.67 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.6 years | -1.3% |
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 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release