School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.82 years
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.98 years
in 2012
All-time low
1.8 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 2.82 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 2.98 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.8 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.8 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.8 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.91 years | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.99 years | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 2.09 years | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.27 years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 2.35 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.44 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.41 years | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.48 years | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.47 years | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.44 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.41 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.39 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.36 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.32 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.29 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.26 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.25 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.24 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.3 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.4 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.73 years | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 2.83 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.86 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.83 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.98 years | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.76 years | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.82 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.79 years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.87 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.91 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.82 years | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.04 years | 1.8 years | 2.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 years | 2.38 years | 2.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 years | 2.24 years | 2.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 years | 2.3 years | 2.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 years | 2.76 years | 2.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 years | 2.82 years | 2.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.32 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.52 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.30 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 625,738 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.8% (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 2.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release