School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 7.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 7.31 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, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 7.33 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.68 years, in 2013.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 17th 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, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.7 years | — |
| 2013 | 5.68 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.93 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.12 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.24 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.57 years | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.47 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.33 years | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 7.31 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.12 years | 5.68 years | 6.57 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.94 years | 6.55 years | 7.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 14 Guadeloupe 8.26 years
- 15 Sweden 8.24 years compare
- 16 New Zealand 8.17 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 8.03 years compare
- 18 Italy 8.02 years compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 7.9 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.41 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 796,027 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.00 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 977,542 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 7.31 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.33 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release