School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 5.49 years.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.57 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.59 years, in 1999.
That places SDG: Western Asia 87th 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 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.62 years | — |
| 1999 | 3.59 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.78 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.88 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.14 years | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 4.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.31 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.42 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.38 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.47 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.57 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.66 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.02 years | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 5.11 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.39 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.36 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.55 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.49 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.61 years | 3.59 years | 3.62 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.14 years | 3.63 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 years | 4.57 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.47 years | 5.35 years | 5.57 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: 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 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 15.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia was 5.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.57 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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