School life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.67 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.67 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.89 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: Arab States stood at 4.67 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 4.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.89 years, in 1971.
That places UIS: Arab States 125th 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, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.92 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.89 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.93 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.97 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.02 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.11 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 2.2 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 2.28 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 2.36 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.41 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.47 years | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.54 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.6 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.66 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.75 years | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.84 years | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.9 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.9 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.06 years | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 3.01 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.97 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 3 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.09 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.14 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.23 years | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.32 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.39 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.68 years | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.76 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7 years | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.82 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.89 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.04 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.01 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.11 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.23 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.46 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.67 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.06 years | 1.89 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7 years | 2.41 years | 2.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1 years | 2.97 years | 3.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.66 years | 3.39 years | 3.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 3.89 years | 4.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 years | 4.39 years | 4.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 122 Cuba 5.51 years compare
- 123 Bhutan 5.5 years compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 5.49 years compare
- 125 Timor-Leste 5.46 years compare
- 126 Peru 5.45 years compare
- 127 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.45 years compare
- 128 South Africa 5.41 years compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UIS: Arab States was 4.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 years in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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