School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.63 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.7 years
in 2022
All-time low
4.16 years
in 1999
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia stood at 5.63 years.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.7 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.16 years, in 1999.
That places MDG: Western Asia 77th 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 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.21 years | — |
| 1998 | 4.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.16 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.41 years | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.56 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.86 years | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 4.81 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.71 years | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.78 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.71 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.83 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.95 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.91 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.28 years | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 5.34 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.56 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.53 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.7 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.63 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.19 years | 4.16 years | 4.21 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.66 years | 4.2 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 years | 4.83 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 years | 5.53 years | 5.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 74 Brunei 6.3 years compare
- 75 Nepal 6.3 years compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 6.27 years compare
- 77 Georgia 6.27 years compare
- 78 New Caledonia 6.24 years
- 79 Tonga 6.2 years compare
- 80 French Guiana 6.18 years
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Western Asia was 5.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release