School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 5.43 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.52 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3 years, in 1999.
That places MDG: Western Asia 89th 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 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.34 years | — |
| 1998 | 3.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.3 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.48 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.61 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.92 years | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 3.97 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.14 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.26 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.23 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.42 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.53 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.52 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.92 years | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.26 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.43 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.32 years | 3.3 years | 3.34 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.93 years | 3.33 years | 4.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 years | 4.42 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.41 years | 5.27 years | 5.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.70 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 13.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia was 5.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release