School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.84 years
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.86 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.8357 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific is 1.84 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 1.86 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8357 years, in 1974.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8426 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.8357 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8552 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9142 years | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 1.03 years | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9871 years | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.04 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.1 years | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.14 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.17 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.15 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.22 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.25 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.28 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.26 years | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.28 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.36 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.43 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.45 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.55 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.62 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.67 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.69 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.71 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.78 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.82 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.86 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.85 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.78 years | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.65 years | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 1.79 years | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.84 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9236 years | 0.8357 years | 1.03 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.11 years | 1.04 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 1.14 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 years | 1.26 years | 1.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 years | 1.49 years | 1.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 years | 1.65 years | 1.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.2 years compare
- 74 Gibraltar 2.2 years compare
- 75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.18 years compare
- 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.13 years compare
- 77 United States of America 2.12 years compare
- 78 Ecuador 2.11 years compare
- 79 Kenya 2.1 years compare
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2784 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 1.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8357 years in 1974.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release