School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.9457 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.9457 years
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9745 years
in 2015
All-time low
0.2706 years
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 0.9457 years.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 0.9745 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2706 years, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2706 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2706 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2899 years | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2962 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3092 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3282 years | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3419 years | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3675 years | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3796 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3857 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3901 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4053 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4077 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4073 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4053 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4214 years | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4406 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4361 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4542 years | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4631 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4677 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4741 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.476 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4922 years | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4943 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5043 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5147 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5279 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5626 years | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5999 years | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5878 years | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6238 years | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6558 years | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6747 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7303 years | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7643 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8008 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8284 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.855 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8652 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8697 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.848 years | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8701 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9009 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9681 years | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9745 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9457 years | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.324 years | 0.2706 years | 0.3857 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4231 years | 0.3901 years | 0.4631 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5114 years | 0.4677 years | 0.5999 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7386 years | 0.5878 years | 0.8652 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.911 years | 0.848 years | 0.9745 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- 152 Gambia 0.6738 years compare
- 153 Seychelles 0.6714 years compare
- 154 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6679 years compare
- 155 Rwanda 0.6498 years compare
- 156 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6411 years compare
- 157 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5927 years compare
- 158 Burkina Faso 0.5899 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 10.59 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 4.94 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.8% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 974,013 (2019)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 6.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.52 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 0.9457 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9745 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2706 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release