School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.1 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 7.1 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 7.12 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.52 years, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.52 years | — |
| 2013 | 5.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.79 years | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.02 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.12 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.48 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.44 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.12 years | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 7.1 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 5.52 years | 6.48 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.82 years | 6.51 years | 7.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 19 Republic of Moldova 7.91 years compare
- 20 Netherlands 7.89 years compare
- 21 Czechia 7.85 years compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.79 years compare
- 23 Sweden 7.76 years compare
- 24 Australia 7.66 years compare
- 25 Slovenia 7.58 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 26.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 10.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 7.1 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 years in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release