School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Arab World
Arab World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 11.69 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Arab World, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Arab World stood at 11.69 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Arab World peaked at 11.69 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.9 years, in 1971.
Arab World ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.9 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.06 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 6.24 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 6.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 6.56 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 6.8 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 7.01 years | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 7.16 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 7.36 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 7.51 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 7.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 7.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 8.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 8.15 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 8.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 8.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 8.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 8.48 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 8.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.36 years | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.48 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 8.78 years | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 8.71 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.87 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.01 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.14 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.73 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.32 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.73 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.14 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.69 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.53 years | 5.9 years | 7.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.07 years | 7.51 years | 8.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.77 years | 8.36 years | 9.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.09 years | 9.44 years | 10.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.25 years | 10.73 years | 11.69 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 29 Puerto Rico 16.42 years compare
- 30 Switzerland 16.41 years compare
- 31 Bahrain 16.3 years compare
- 32 United States 16.28 years compare
- 33 Czechia 16.28 years compare
- 34 Latvia 16.23 years compare
- 35 Canada 16.22 years compare
More education data for Arab World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Arab World?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Arab World was 11.69 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.69 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 years in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.