MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1.3 years
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.48 years
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
124th
Zimbabwe rank
127th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
  • Zimbabwe
0.50.7511.21.5197119972024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.48 years against 1.3 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 0.18 years.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 124th and Zimbabwe ranks 127th of 221 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7049 years 1.21 years 0.5054 years Zimbabwe
2000s 0.5707 years 1.31 years 0.7377 years Zimbabwe
2010s 1.02 years 1.16 years 0.1383 years Zimbabwe
2020s 1.22 years 1.48 years 0.2573 years Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.48 years against 1.3 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Zimbabwe?
0.18 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Zimbabwe?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 124th and Zimbabwe ranks 127th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release