School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.75 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.75 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6098 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 1.75 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States peaked at 1.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6098 years, in 1971.
UIS: Arab States ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6192 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6098 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6149 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.625 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6344 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6551 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6777 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.701 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7153 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7096 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7136 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7279 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7332 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7303 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.735 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7281 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.738 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7365 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7374 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7155 years | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7073 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6847 years | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7081 years | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7395 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7631 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7927 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8302 years | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8654 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.897 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9454 years | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.949 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9723 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9989 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 years | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 years | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.11 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.14 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.18 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.18 years | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.25 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.33 years | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4 years | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.48 years | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.52 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.59 years | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.62 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.67 years | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.72 years | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.75 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6562 years | 0.6098 years | 0.7153 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7296 years | 0.7136 years | 0.738 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7933 years | 0.6847 years | 0.9454 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 years | 0.949 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 years | 1.18 years | 1.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 years | 1.67 years | 1.75 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 113 El Salvador 1.64 years compare
- 114 Guatemala 1.63 years compare
- 115 Nicaragua 1.6 years compare
- 116 Tajikistan 1.57 years compare
- 117 Namibia 1.46 years compare
- 118 British Virgin Islands 1.42 years compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.41 years compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UIS: Arab States was 1.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6098 years in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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