School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 11.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.48 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.53 years
in 2023
All-time low
7.61 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 11.48 years.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 11.53 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.61 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 139th 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.68 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.61 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 7.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 7.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 7.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.9 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 8.06 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 8.2 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 8.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 8.47 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 8.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 8.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 8.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 8.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 9.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 8.96 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 8.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.69 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 8.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 9.06 years | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 8.94 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.05 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.27 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.96 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.25 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.2 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.13 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.64 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.42 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.9 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.05 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.48 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.93 years | 7.61 years | 8.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.85 years | 8.59 years | 9.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.02 years | 8.69 years | 9.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.95 years | 9.46 years | 10.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.68 years | 10.3 years | 11.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 years | 11.26 years | 11.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 11.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.53 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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