School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)

ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.38 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.38 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.81 years
in 2012
All-time low
5.35 years
in 2021
Years of data
14
2010–2023

School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023

02462010201620232010: 6.7 years2011: 6.8 years2012: 6.8 years2013: 5.6 years2014: 5.7 years2015: 5.8 years2016: 5.7 years2017: 5.8 years2018: 5.7 years2019: 5.7 years2020: 5.5 years2021: 5.4 years2022: 5.4 years2023: 5.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) recorded 5.38 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 6.81 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.35 years, in 2021.

ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, male (years) in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010 to 2023.
Year years Change
2010 6.74 years
2011 6.76 years +0.2%
2012 6.81 years +0.8%
2013 5.6 years -17.8%
2014 5.7 years +1.8%
2015 5.75 years +0.9%
2016 5.72 years -0.5%
2017 5.84 years +2.0%
2018 5.75 years -1.6%
2019 5.66 years -1.5%
2020 5.46 years -3.6%
2021 5.35 years -1.9%
2022 5.44 years +1.6%
2023 5.38 years -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.04 years 5.6 years 6.81 years 10
2020s 5.41 years 5.35 years 5.46 years 4

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)

  1. 164 Czechia 5 years compare
  2. 165 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 years compare
  3. 166 Syrian Arab Republic 4.99 years compare
  4. 167 Yemen 4.97 years compare
  5. 168 Comoros 4.96 years compare
  6. 169 Lebanon 4.93 years compare
  7. 170 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.9 years compare

See the full ranking of 436 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 5.38 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
The highest recorded value was 6.81 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.35 years in 2021.
How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release