School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.8463 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.8463 years
Change on year
down 4.2%
Rank
158th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.883 years
in 2015
All-time low
0.2656 years
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2016
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) is 0.8463 years, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 0.883 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2656 years, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 158th 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 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2656 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2664 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2852 years | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2831 years | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2898 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3003 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3068 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3306 years | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3452 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3576 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3475 years | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3752 years | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3787 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3774 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3795 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3895 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3924 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3893 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4057 years | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.403 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.397 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3982 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3789 years | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3718 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3665 years | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3612 years | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3904 years | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.42 years | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4197 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4462 years | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4627 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4517 years | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5028 years | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5602 years | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6106 years | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6297 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.667 years | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6878 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6948 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6717 years | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7222 years | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7749 years | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8707 years | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.883 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8463 years | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.303 years | 0.2656 years | 0.3576 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3817 years | 0.3475 years | 0.4057 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3874 years | 0.3612 years | 0.42 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5438 years | 0.4197 years | 0.6878 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7805 years | 0.6717 years | 0.883 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 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
- 159 Kenya 0.5895 years compare
- 160 Guinea 0.5717 years compare
- 161 Congo 0.561 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 197,633 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792,452 (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 0.8463 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.883 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2656 years in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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