School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Arab World is 11.29 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Arab World peaked at 11.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Arab World 144th 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, female in WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.06 years | — |
| 1971 | 6 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 6.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 6.2 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 6.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.41 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.58 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 6.74 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 6.87 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 7.08 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 7.2 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 7.29 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 7.4 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 7.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 7.77 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 7.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 7.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.88 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.18 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 8.15 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8.38 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.74 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.87 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.05 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.32 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.62 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.62 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.26 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.13 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.47 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.75 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 10.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.31 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 11.29 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.43 years | 6 years | 7.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.61 years | 7.2 years | 7.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.18 years | 7.88 years | 8.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.36 years | 8.74 years | 9.79 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.43 years | 9.91 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.19 years | 11.08 years | 11.31 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Arab World was 11.29 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.31 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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