School life expectancy, secondary, male in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.71 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.71 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.71 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UIS: Arab States stood at 4.71 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UIS: Arab States peaked at 4.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.71 years, in 1971.
That places UIS: Arab States 126th 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.73 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.71 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2.78 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.83 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.94 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 3.04 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 3.14 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3.25 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.33 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.38 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 3.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.46 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.62 years | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.72 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 3.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.75 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.68 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.81 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.71 years | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.58 years | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.7 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.62 years | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.57 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.81 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.84 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.08 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.04 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.01 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.9 years | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4.24 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.23 years | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.41 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.57 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.66 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.71 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 2.71 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.58 years | 3.38 years | 3.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.66 years | 3.57 years | 3.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 years | 3.77 years | 4.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 years | 4.1 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.51 years | 4.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 123 Belize 5.13 years compare
- 124 Philippines 5.12 years compare
- 125 Cayman Islands 5.1 years compare
- 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
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UIS: Arab States was 4.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 years in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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