School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.35 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.35 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.69 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 5.35 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 5.35 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 96th 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, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.7 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.69 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.75 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.81 years | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.89 years | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.02 years | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 2.17 years | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 2.31 years | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 2.47 years | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.59 years | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 2.69 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.87 years | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 2.93 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.12 years | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 3.26 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.34 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.32 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.56 years | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 3.49 years | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.38 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.57 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 3.52 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.49 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.59 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.71 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.82 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.91 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.97 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.03 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.17 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.15 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.01 years | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.06 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.16 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.27 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.52 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.84 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.97 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.04 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 5.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.35 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.04 years | 1.69 years | 2.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 years | 2.69 years | 3.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 years | 3.38 years | 3.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.07 years | 3.91 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 years | 4.27 years | 5.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 years | 5.11 years | 5.35 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 93 Colombia 6.06 years compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 6.06 years compare
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.02 years compare
- 96 Costa Rica 6 years compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 years compare
- 98 Israel 5.93 years compare
- 99 Bahrain 5.92 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 5.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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