School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 5.66 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.66 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.83 years
in 1988
All-time low
4.97 years
in 1995
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 5.66 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 5.83 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 4.97 years, in 1995.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.52 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.54 years | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.59 years | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.49 years | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 5.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.42 years | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 5.36 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 5.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.52 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.7 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.83 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.79 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.36 years | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 5.48 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.99 years | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 5 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.27 years | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 4.97 years | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 5.37 years | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 5.25 years | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 5.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.17 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.03 years | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.01 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.58 years | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 5.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.42 years | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.53 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.64 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.34 years | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.57 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.41 years | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 5.66 years | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 5.66 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.56 years | 5.49 years | 5.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.56 years | 5.36 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 years | 4.97 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 years | 5.01 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 years | 5.3 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 years | 5.41 years | 5.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 5.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.97 years in 1995.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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