School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 5.69 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 5.76 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.37 years, in 1999.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.4 years | — |
| 1999 | 4.37 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.61 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.74 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.01 years | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.94 years | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.84 years | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.91 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.83 years | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.95 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.06 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.37 years | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 5.43 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.65 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.76 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.75 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.69 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.38 years | 4.37 years | 4.4 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.81 years | 4.42 years | 5.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 years | 4.95 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.6 years | 5.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 537,217 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Western Asia was 5.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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