School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 3.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 3.27 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 3.27 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.59 years, in 2010.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 41st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.59 years | — |
| 2011 | 1.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.88 years | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 2.14 years | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 2.42 years | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 2.59 years | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.79 years | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.85 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.11 years | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 3.07 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.21 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 3.27 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.35 years | 1.59 years | 3.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 years | 3.07 years | 3.27 years | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 3.27 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 years in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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