School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.07 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.14 years
in 2023
All-time low
7.24 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries stood at 12.07 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 12.14 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.24 years, in 1971.
That places ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.32 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.24 years | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 7.4 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 7.6 years | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 7.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 7.94 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 8.18 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 8.41 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 8.54 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 8.81 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 8.96 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 9.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 9.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 9.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 9.56 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 9.74 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 9.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.63 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 9.55 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 9.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 9.07 years | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 9.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.6 years | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 9.29 years | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.45 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.67 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 9.83 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.48 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.01 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.87 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.63 years | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 10.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.84 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.22 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.81 years | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.07 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.34 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.73 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.76 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 12.14 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 12.07 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.91 years | 7.24 years | 8.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.34 years | 8.96 years | 9.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.51 years | 9.07 years | 9.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.54 years | 10.02 years | 11.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.07 years | 10.81 years | 11.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.93 years | 11.73 years | 12.14 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 12.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.14 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release