School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.67 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.67 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.5939 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Arab World is 1.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Arab World peaked at 1.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5939 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Arab World 117th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.603 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5939 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5989 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6087 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6179 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6379 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6601 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6831 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6972 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6906 years | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6931 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.707 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7134 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7107 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7154 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7087 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7183 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7168 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7176 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6974 years | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.69 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6684 years | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6924 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7232 years | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7454 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7741 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.81 years | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8442 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8745 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.921 years | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9241 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9463 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9829 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9713 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.06 years | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.11 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.18 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.15 years | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.21 years | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.28 years | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 years | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 years | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.53 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.56 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.59 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.64 years | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.67 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6391 years | 0.5939 years | 0.6972 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7098 years | 0.6931 years | 0.7183 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7743 years | 0.6684 years | 0.921 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 years | 0.9241 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 years | 1.15 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 years | 1.59 years | 1.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
- 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
- 120 Cayman Islands 1.39 years compare
More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in WB: Arab World was 1.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5939 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Arab World ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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