School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 3.01 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.01 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.03 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.05 years
in 1996
Years of data
32
1992–2023
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 3.01 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 3.03 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.05 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 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.09 years | — |
| 1993 | 1.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.07 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.05 years | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.11 years | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.18 years | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.27 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.35 years | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.43 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.52 years | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.66 years | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.76 years | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.94 years | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 2.11 years | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.32 years | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 2.51 years | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 2.64 years | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.75 years | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.83 years | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.91 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.96 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.03 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.01 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 years | 1.05 years | 1.09 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.26 years | 1.06 years | 1.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 years | 1.66 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 years | 2.9 years | 3.03 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 67 Estonia 3.55 years compare
- 68 United Arab Emirates 3.53 years compare
- 69 Thailand 3.47 years compare
- 70 Switzerland 3.44 years compare
- 71 Barbados 3.37 years compare
- 72 Montenegro 3.3 years compare
- 73 Kuwait 3.3 years compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.54 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 16.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Western Asia was 3.01 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 years in 1996.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release