School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.76 years
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.76 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4895 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 1.76 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 1.76 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4895 years, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 112th 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 (years) (both sexes) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4939 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4895 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5166 years | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5508 years | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.587 years | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6445 years | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.703 years | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7753 years | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8059 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.813 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8197 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8476 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8653 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8767 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.884 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8565 years | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8711 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8677 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.866 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7965 years | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7608 years | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6936 years | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7472 years | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8054 years | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8533 years | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9086 years | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9665 years | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.03 years | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1 years | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.17 years | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.16 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 years | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.22 years | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.27 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.29 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.33 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.36 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.38 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.26 years | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.32 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.38 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.47 years | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.57 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 years | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.64 years | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.72 years | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.69 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.67 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.76 years | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6379 years | 0.4895 years | 0.813 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8551 years | 0.7965 years | 0.884 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9032 years | 0.6936 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 years | 1.14 years | 1.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 years | 1.26 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 years | 1.67 years | 1.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 1.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4895 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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