Sri Lanka vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Sri Lanka
1.32 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1.01 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
139th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
137th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
0.50.7511.21.5198120022024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.32 years against 1.01 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.31 years.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 139th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 137th of 213 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 1.29 years 0.7841 years 0.5011 years Sri Lanka
2020s 1.31 years 0.9535 years 0.3566 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Sri Lanka or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Sri Lanka, at 1.32 years against 1.01 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
0.31 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 139th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 137th of 213 countries.
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