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Table 27: School life expectancy in the Arab states from 1970 to 1990 (in years)Country1970 1975 1980 1985 1990Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female TotalAlgeria 7.7 4.5 6.2 8 5 7 9.8 6.8 8.3 10.9 8.3 9.6 11 9 10Bahrain 10.5 7.6 9.1 9.1 8.2 8.7 11.2 9.7 10.5 13.1 13.7 13.5 13 14 14Comoros 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Djibouti 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Egypt 7.7 4.5 6.2 8 5 7 9 6 8 10 7 9 11 8 10Iraq 8.4 3.5 6.0 11.0 5.5 8.4 12.2 9.1 10.8 12.0 8.7 10.4 11 8 10Jordan 8 6 7 9.2 7.6 8.4 9.4 9.0 9.2 10 10 10 12 13 12Kuwait 10.4 8.3 9.4 10.6 9.5 10.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Lebanon 8 6 7 9.2 7.6 8.4 9.4 9.0 9.2 10 10 10 12 12 12Libya 10.8 5.6 8.4 13.0 10.1 11.6 13.4 11.1 12.3 .. .. .. 13 12 13Mauritania 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 3 4Morocco 5 3 4 5.8 3.2 4.5 8.1 4.8 6.4 8 5 6 8 5 6OccupiedPalestinianTerritories.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Oman .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 8 8Qatar 9.0 10.3 9.7 9.7 11.6 10.3 10.6 11.4 10.9 11.8 13.2 12.6 12 13 12Saudi Arabia 5.2 2.1 3.7 6.6 3.8 5.3 7.2 4.8 6.0 8.2 6.2 7.2 8 7 8Somalia 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Sudan 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 4 4Syria 10.1 5.1 7.7 10.8 6.7 9.0 11.4 8.0 9.7 11.9 9.3 10.7 11 9 10Tunisia 7.7 4.5 6.2 8 5 7 9.8 6.8 8.4 12.0 9.6 10.9 11 10 10UAE 8 9.5 9 9.0 10.3 9.7 9.7 11.6 10.3 10.6 11.4 10.9 11 12 11Yemen 3 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 3 5Source: Database of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics with extrapolations (Ramzi Salamah).296 ARAB KNOWLEDGE REPORT 2009