School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 2.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.89 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.91 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.09 years
in 1996
Years of data
33
1991–2023
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 2.89 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 2.91 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.09 years, in 1996.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.13 years | — |
| 1992 | 1.13 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.11 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.09 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.15 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.22 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.27 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.31 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.38 years | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.43 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.54 years | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.68 years | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.76 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.95 years | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.13 years | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.33 years | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.53 years | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.66 years | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.77 years | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.85 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.85 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.89 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 years | 1.09 years | 1.13 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3 years | 1.11 years | 1.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 years | 1.68 years | 2.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 years | 2.85 years | 2.91 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Western Asia was 2.89 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 years in 1996.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release