School life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.64 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.71 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.91 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries is 4.64 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries peaked at 4.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.91 years, in 1971.
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 129th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.92 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.91 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.97 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3.07 years | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 3.18 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 3.39 years | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 3.51 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.64 years | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 3.8 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 3.89 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.96 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 3.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.93 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.03 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.09 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 4.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.01 years | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.9 years | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.21 years | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 4.17 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.88 years | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 3.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.08 years | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 3.89 years | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 3.79 years | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.92 years | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.15 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.45 years | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 4.56 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.5 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.42 years | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.14 years | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.09 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.05 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.15 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.43 years | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.54 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3 years | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 4.25 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.57 years | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.63 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.71 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.64 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.33 years | 2.91 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.99 years | 3.9 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 years | 3.79 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 years | 4.05 years | 4.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 years | 4.15 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 years | 4.45 years | 4.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- 126 South Africa 5.1 years compare
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 5.09 years compare
- 128 Gabon 5.07 years compare
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 5.07 years compare
- 130 Barbados 5.03 years compare
- 131 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.03 years compare
- 132 Montserrat 5.02 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries was 4.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Mashriq Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release