School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 15.64 years. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 15.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.78 years, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.83 years | — |
| 2013 | 12.78 years | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 13.42 years | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 13.96 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 13.94 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.42 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.86 years | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.91 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.61 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.64 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.04 years | 12.78 years | 15.08 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.28 years | 14.91 years | 15.64 years | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 26.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 15.64 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 15.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.78 years in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release