School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.92 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
103rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.92 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3867 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.92 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.92 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3867 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 103rd 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, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3901 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3867 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3989 years | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4227 years | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4454 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4805 years | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.523 years | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.561 years | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5867 years | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5825 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6014 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6217 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.636 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6377 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6502 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6401 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6589 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6625 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6621 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6376 years | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6294 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.596 years | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.638 years | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6902 years | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7366 years | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7877 years | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8507 years | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9116 years | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9529 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 years | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.06 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.11 years | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.16 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.26 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.34 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3 years | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.34 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.41 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.43 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.53 years | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.56 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.61 years | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.72 years | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.81 years | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.92 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4777 years | 0.3867 years | 0.5867 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6408 years | 0.6014 years | 0.6625 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7812 years | 0.596 years | 1.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 1.03 years | 1.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 years | 1.3 years | 1.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 years | 1.81 years | 1.92 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 511,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3867 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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