School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Arab World
Arab World: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.48 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Arab World, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Arab World stood at 1.48 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Arab World peaked at 1.48 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.373 years, in 1971.
That places Arab World 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Arab World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3738 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.373 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3909 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.416 years | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4435 years | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4808 years | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5228 years | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5722 years | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6014 years | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5965 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6173 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.652 years | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6742 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6824 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6997 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6938 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7161 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7126 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6929 years | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6639 years | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6522 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6262 years | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6611 years | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7071 years | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7434 years | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7885 years | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8402 years | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8842 years | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9152 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9804 years | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.978 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9999 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 years | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.16 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.16 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.22 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.19 years | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.26 years | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.33 years | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.38 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.44 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.48 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4771 years | 0.373 years | 0.6014 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6805 years | 0.6173 years | 0.7161 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7798 years | 0.6262 years | 0.9804 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 years | 0.978 years | 1.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 years | 1.19 years | 1.48 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Arab World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Arab World was 1.48 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.373 years in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Arab World ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, male (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.