School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.07 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 2.07 years, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 2.07 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.66 years, in 1998.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 220th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.66 years | — |
| 1999 | 1.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.74 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.84 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.81 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.75 years | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7 years | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.72 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.82 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.89 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.98 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.99 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.07 years | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.04 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.07 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.07 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.66 years | 1.67 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.76 years | 1.7 years | 1.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 years | 1.8 years | 2.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 years | 2.07 years | 2.07 years | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 2.07 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 years in 1998.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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