School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 1.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.8 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.8 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.5837 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Arab World stood at 1.8 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Arab World peaked at 1.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5837 years, in 1972.
WB: Arab World ranks 115th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.597 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5852 years | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5837 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5879 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.591 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6048 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6191 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6239 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6302 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6271 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6253 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6349 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6405 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6393 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6411 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6392 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6378 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6331 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6504 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6403 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6427 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6327 years | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6559 years | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6829 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7014 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7276 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7624 years | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.796 years | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8259 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.871 years | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8823 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9117 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9594 years | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9637 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.06 years | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 years | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.22 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.19 years | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.25 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.33 years | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4 years | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.48 years | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.52 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.55 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 years | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.73 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.76 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.605 years | 0.5837 years | 0.6302 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6382 years | 0.6253 years | 0.6504 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7298 years | 0.6327 years | 0.871 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 years | 0.8823 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 years | 1.19 years | 1.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 years | 1.68 years | 1.8 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Arab World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Arab World was 1.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5837 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release