School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.92 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.92 years
in 2024
All-time low
6.16 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 11.92 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 11.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.16 years, in 1971.
UIS: Arab States ranks 131st 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.23 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 6.25 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 6.37 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 6.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 6.57 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.73 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 6.89 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 7.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 7.25 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 7.4 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 7.49 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 7.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 7.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 7.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 7.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.02 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 8.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 8.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.11 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 8.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.42 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 8.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.6 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.94 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 9.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.41 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.56 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.71 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.03 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.71 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.57 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.9 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.91 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 11.92 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.59 years | 6.16 years | 7.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.84 years | 7.4 years | 8.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.42 years | 8.11 years | 8.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.75 years | 9.06 years | 10.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.88 years | 10.35 years | 11.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.77 years | 11.63 years | 11.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 128 Samoa 12.16 years compare
- 129 Myanmar 12.13 years compare
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 12.04 years compare
- 131 Nicaragua 11.98 years compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 11.97 years compare
- 133 Ghana 11.76 years compare
- 134 Bangladesh 11.74 years compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States was 11.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 years in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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