School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Western Asia stood at 5 years.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.89 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2021.
That places MDG: Western Asia 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.77 years | — |
| 1995 | 5.72 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.67 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.84 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.67 years | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.61 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.52 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.08 years | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.01 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.04 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.74 years | 5.67 years | 5.8 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.73 years | 5.52 years | 5.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 years | 5.01 years | 5.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 years | 5 years | 5.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.70 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Western Asia was 5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 years in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2021.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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