School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.07 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.07 years
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
219th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.65 years
in 2012
All-time low
1.75 years
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 2.07 years.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 2.65 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.75 years, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.75 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.76 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.81 years | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.85 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.85 years | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.94 years | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.93 years | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.97 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 2 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.04 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.05 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.01 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.98 years | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.97 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.94 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.92 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.89 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.88 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.91 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.96 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.44 years | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.48 years | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.46 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.57 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.65 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3 years | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 2.28 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.24 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.18 years | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.21 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.13 years | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.11 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.07 years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.83 years | 1.75 years | 1.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 years | 1.85 years | 2.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 years | 1.88 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 years | 1.91 years | 2.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 years | 2.11 years | 2.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 years | 2.07 years | 2.07 years | 1 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792,452 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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