School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 4.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.49 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.49 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.64 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 4.49 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 4.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.64 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th 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 (years) (life male years) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.66 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.64 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.72 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.77 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.87 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.97 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 3.06 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 3.17 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.24 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.28 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.39 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.54 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 3.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.65 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.59 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.71 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.61 years | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.5 years | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.61 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.53 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.48 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.67 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.71 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.88 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.94 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.87 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.76 years | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.87 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.94 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.07 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.06 years | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.12 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.47 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.49 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 years | 2.64 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 years | 3.28 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.57 years | 3.48 years | 3.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 years | 3.67 years | 3.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 years | 3.94 years | 4.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 years | 4.32 years | 4.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 131 Iran 5.03 years compare
- 132 Montserrat 5.02 years compare
- 133 Grenada 5.01 years compare
- 134 East Timor 4.96 years compare
- 135 San Marino 4.94 years compare
- 136 Marshall Islands 4.93 years compare
- 137 Kenya 4.92 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 4.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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