School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Arab World recorded 4.44 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Arab World peaked at 4.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Arab World 136th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 years | 1.84 years | 2.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 years | 2.33 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 years | 2.89 years | 3.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 years | 3.29 years | 3.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 years | 3.72 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 years | 4.21 years | 4.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
- 133 Philippines 5.2 years compare
- 134 Maldives 5.19 years compare
- 135 Iran 5.16 years compare
- 136 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.12 years compare
- 137 Grenada 5.11 years compare
- 138 Cayman Islands 5.06 years compare
- 139 Seychelles 5.06 years compare
More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Arab World was 4.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release