School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.22 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Arab World, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Arab World is 5.22 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Arab World peaked at 5.53 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.11 years, in 1992.
WB: Arab World ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in WB: Arab World was 5.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 years in 1992.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- WB: Arab World ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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
February 2026 Data Release