School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
211
Highest
14.72 years
Timor-Leste
Lowest
0.0069 years
Somalia
Median
1.81 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,404
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 14.72 years in Timor-Leste; the lowest is 0.0069 years in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.81 years, and the mean is 1.88 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,133.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 3,388.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 70.0%).
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 14.72 years | 2022 | up 3,388.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 3.97 years | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 2 | Montserrat | 1.86 years | 2020 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 3.89 years | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 1.74 years | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 3.85 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 1.24 years | 2025 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 3.81 years | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Niue | 1.17 years | 2025 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 3.69 years | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 3.68 years | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 8 | Andorra | 3.63 years | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 9 | Mongolia | 3.62 years | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 3.53 years | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Estonia | 3.46 years | 2012 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 12 | Reunion | 3.4 years | 1996 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 3.38 years | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 3.37 years | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 15 | Palau | 3.31 years | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 3.29 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 3.29 years | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.28 years | 1995 | down 26.0% | flat |
| 19 | Belarus | 3.23 years | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 20 | France | 3.22 years | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 3.22 years | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 22 | Martinique | 3.21 years | 1996 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 3.2 years | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 24 | Jamaica | 3.13 years | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 25 | Cuba | 3.13 years | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Kiribati | 3.1 years | 2024 | — | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 3.1 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | Guadeloupe | 3.09 years | 1995 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 29 | Hong Kong (China) | 3.09 years | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 3.06 years | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Slovak Republic | 3.06 years | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 32 | Tuvalu | 3.03 years | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 33 | New Caledonia | 3 years | 1994 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 2.98 years | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 35 | San Marino | 2.96 years | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 2.95 years | 2025 | up 199.9% | falling |
| 37 | Spain | 2.94 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 38 | China (People’s Republic of) | 2.93 years | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Norway | 2.92 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 2.91 years | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 41 | Moldova | 2.9 years | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 42 | French Polynesia | 2.9 years | 1996 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 2.9 years | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 2.89 years | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 45 | Albania | 2.89 years | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 2.88 years | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 47 | Korea | 2.87 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 48 | Japan | 2.86 years | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 49 | Singapore | 2.84 years | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 2.83 years | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 51 | Cyprus | 2.81 years | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 2.81 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Netherlands | 2.79 years | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | Grenada | 2.73 years | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 55 | Macau (China) | 2.7 years | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 56 | Serbia | 2.68 years | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 57 | Monaco | 2.63 years | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 58 | Romania | 2.54 years | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 59 | French Guiana | 2.51 years | 1996 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 60 | Ukraine | 2.5 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 61 | Uruguay | 2.49 years | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 2.49 years | 2025 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Montenegro | 2.44 years | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 2.43 years | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 2.32 years | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 66 | Argentina | 2.31 years | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.3 years | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 68 | Aruba | 2.3 years | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 2.28 years | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritius | 2.27 years | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 2.24 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Lebanon | 2.24 years | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.2 years | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 74 | Gibraltar | 2.2 years | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 2.18 years | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 76 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.13 years | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 77 | United States | 2.12 years | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 2.11 years | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 79 | Kenya | 2.1 years | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 80 | Thailand | 2.1 years | 2025 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Malta | 2.1 years | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 2.08 years | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 2.07 years | 2021 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 84 | Maldives | 2.06 years | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Mexico | 2.04 years | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 86 | Switzerland | 2.03 years | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Greece | 2.03 years | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 88 | Cabo Verde | 2.03 years | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 89 | El Salvador | 2 years | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 1.99 years | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 91 | Australia | 1.99 years | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 92 | American Samoa | 1.99 years | 1992 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 1.99 years | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Brunei | 1.96 years | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9 years | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 96 | Malaysia | 1.9 years | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.89 years | 2018 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 98 | Guyana | 1.87 years | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 1.86 years | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Nauru | 1.84 years | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 101 | Brazil | 1.83 years | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 1.82 years | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominica | 1.82 years | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 1.81 years | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 1.81 years | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 106 | Seychelles | 1.81 years | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 1.78 years | 2024 | up 242.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Cayman Islands | 1.77 years | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 109 | New Zealand | 1.76 years | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.74 years | 2025 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 111 | India | 1.72 years | 2025 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 1.71 years | 2008 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 113 | Liberia | 1.7 years | 2022 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 1.69 years | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 115 | Guatemala | 1.68 years | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 116 | Suriname | 1.67 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 117 | Ireland | 1.67 years | 2022 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 118 | Pakistan | 1.62 years | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 119 | Paraguay | 1.59 years | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Türkiye | 1.58 years | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 1.58 years | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 1.53 years | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 1.5 years | 2024 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 1.48 years | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.47 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 126 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 1.46 years | 2025 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 127 | British Virgin Islands | 1.44 years | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 1.43 years | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 129 | Bhutan | 1.43 years | 2024 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 1.42 years | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 1.41 years | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 132 | Morocco | 1.41 years | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 133 | Canada | 1.4 years | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 134 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.37 years | 1993 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 135 | Bolivia | 1.35 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | 1.32 years | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 137 | Comoros | 1.31 years | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 1.31 years | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 1.27 years | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Gabon | 1.27 years | 2019 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.26 years | 2017 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 142 | Panama | 1.25 years | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Tunisia | 1.22 years | 2016 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Madagascar | 1.19 years | 2024 | up 211.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Palestine | 1.17 years | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 146 | Indonesia | 1.15 years | 2025 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 1.1 years | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Cambodia | 1.1 years | 2024 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Zambia | 1.09 years | 2024 | up 329.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 1.08 years | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 151 | Oman | 1.06 years | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji | 1.06 years | 2024 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.06 years | 2023 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 154 | Tonga | 1.05 years | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 155 | Kuwait | 1.02 years | 2021 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 156 | Lithuania | 1.02 years | 2024 | down 70.0% | rising |
| 157 | Bahamas | 0.9945 years | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9769 years | 2015 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 0.9531 years | 2024 | — | flat |
| 160 | Honduras | 0.9527 years | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Bermuda | 0.9279 years | 2023 | up 77.0% | falling |
| 162 | Belize | 0.918 years | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 163 | Philippines | 0.9054 years | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Samoa | 0.8858 years | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 165 | Sudan | 0.8837 years | 2019 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 166 | Togo | 0.8829 years | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Eswatini | 0.8458 years | 2015 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | 0.8366 years | 2022 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 169 | Tanzania | 0.8249 years | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 170 | Jordan | 0.8164 years | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 171 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7931 years | 2024 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 0.7906 years | 2024 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Botswana | 0.783 years | 2022 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 174 | South Africa | 0.7786 years | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 175 | Cameroon | 0.7569 years | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Angola | 0.7345 years | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 177 | Micronesia (country) | 0.7289 years | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 178 | Namibia | 0.704 years | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Senegal | 0.6879 years | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Iran | 0.6717 years | 2020 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | 0.6338 years | 2022 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Algeria | 0.6118 years | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Egypt | 0.6059 years | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Burundi | 0.5501 years | 2025 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Guinea | 0.5084 years | 2020 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Uganda | 0.4585 years | 2017 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Benin | 0.4128 years | 2022 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Tajikistan | 0.38 years | 2017 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 189 | Syria | 0.3713 years | 2024 | up 157.5% | rising |
| 190 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.3624 years | 2024 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Nigeria | 0.3586 years | 2023 | up 156.6% | falling |
| 192 | Djibouti | 0.3159 years | 2023 | up 360.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2366 years | 2023 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Burkina Faso | 0.2328 years | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Niger | 0.2244 years | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Mali | 0.2138 years | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 197 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1904 years | 2010 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Libya | 0.1832 years | 2006 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 199 | Iraq | 0.1794 years | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 200 | Myanmar | 0.174 years | 2018 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Congo | 0.1499 years | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Mozambique | 0.1138 years | 1986 | up 2,237.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Central African Republic | 0.0724 years | 2017 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 204 | Chad | 0.0583 years | 2024 | up 165.9% | rising |
| 205 | Yemen | 0.0399 years | 2016 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 206 | Afghanistan | 0.0312 years | 2003 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Somalia | 0.0069 years | 1986 | down 13.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 3.4 years
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3.17 years
- WB: European Union 3.17 years
- WB: Euro Area 3.08 years
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 3.08 years
- SDG: Europe 3.05 years
- UNICEF: Western Europe 3.01 years
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 3.01 years
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 2.97 years
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 2.91 years
- SDG: Eastern Asia 2.91 years
- MDG: Eastern Asia 2.9 years
About this data
February 2026 Data Release