School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 13.32 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 13.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.68 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 94th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.74 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.68 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 4.84 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 5.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 5.13 years | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 5.37 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 5.65 years | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 5.92 years | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 6.14 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 6.51 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 6.74 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 6.89 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 7.08 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 7.25 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.4 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 7.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 7.73 years | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 7.9 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 8 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 8.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.21 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.05 years | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.19 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.58 years | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 8.55 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 8.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.96 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 9.25 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.55 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 9.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 9.91 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.13 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.28 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.81 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.93 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.11 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.24 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.53 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.71 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.94 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.05 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.44 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.59 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.78 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.93 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 12.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 13.23 years | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.32 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4 years | 4.68 years | 6.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.45 years | 6.74 years | 8.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.61 years | 8.05 years | 9.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.47 years | 9.72 years | 10.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.86 years | 11.11 years | 12.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.04 years | 12.78 years | 13.32 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 13.32 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release