School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 1.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.89 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
113th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.89 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6005 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States stood at 1.89 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 1.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6005 years, in 1972.
UIS: Arab States ranks 113th 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, female (years) (female years) in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6144 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6021 years | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6005 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6049 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6081 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6225 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.637 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6418 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6482 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6463 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6459 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.656 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6605 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6593 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6612 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6593 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6581 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6533 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6712 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6597 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6615 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6508 years | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6733 years | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7006 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7205 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7476 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7841 years | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8187 years | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8498 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8969 years | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9089 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9398 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9894 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9942 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 years | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 years | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.13 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.22 years | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.25 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.24 years | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.38 years | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.46 years | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.55 years | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.58 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.62 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7 years | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.74 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.77 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.82 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.89 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6226 years | 0.6005 years | 0.6482 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6584 years | 0.6459 years | 0.6712 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7504 years | 0.6508 years | 0.8969 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 years | 0.9089 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 years | 1.24 years | 1.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 years | 1.77 years | 1.89 years | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Arab States was 1.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6005 years in 1972.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release