School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Arab World
Arab World: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.54 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Arab World, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Arab World stood at 1.54 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Arab World peaked at 1.54 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2931 years, in 1971.
Arab World ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3725 years | 0.2931 years | 0.4668 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5437 years | 0.4851 years | 0.5692 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6851 years | 0.54 years | 0.8902 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 years | 0.9002 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 years | 1.2 years | 1.54 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9502 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Arab World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Arab World was 1.54 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2931 years in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Arab World ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.