School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.4138 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1990–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 0.4138 years, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.4149 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1777 years, in 2001.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 217th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1797 years | — |
| 1991 | 0.1787 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1805 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1827 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.183 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1835 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1806 years | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1782 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1781 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1783 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1795 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1777 years | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.179 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2103 years | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2079 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2075 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2301 years | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2264 years | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2606 years | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3288 years | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2939 years | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3274 years | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3505 years | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3906 years | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3958 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4039 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3937 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4026 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4051 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4149 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4138 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1803 years | 0.1781 years | 0.1835 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2208 years | 0.1777 years | 0.3288 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3778 years | 0.2939 years | 0.4149 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4138 years | 0.4138 years | 0.4138 years | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.4138 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4149 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1777 years in 2001.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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