School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 5.22 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.22 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.53 years
in 2007
All-time low
5.11 years
in 1992
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 5.22 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 5.53 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.11 years, in 1992.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.23 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 5.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 5.33 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 5.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.39 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 5.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 5.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.45 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.38 years | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 5.36 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.34 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 5.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.18 years | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 5.31 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 5.11 years | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 5.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.25 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.13 years | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.33 years | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 5.28 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.23 years | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.22 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.47 years | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 5.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4 years | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.37 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.24 years | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.16 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.25 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.22 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.36 years | 5.23 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.38 years | 5.34 years | 5.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 years | 5.11 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 years | 5.22 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 years | 5.2 years | 5.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 years | 5.16 years | 5.29 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 5.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 years in 1992.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release