School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.5921 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 0.5921 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 0.5921 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2391 years, in 1974.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 193rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2498 years | 0.2391 years | 0.2644 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2852 years | 0.2681 years | 0.2965 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3086 years | 0.2928 years | 0.3282 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3692 years | 0.3257 years | 0.4829 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5184 years | 0.4848 years | 0.5582 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5681 years | 0.5349 years | 0.5921 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 190 Burundi 0.5501 years compare
- 191 Guinea 0.5084 years compare
- 192 Uganda 0.4585 years compare
- 193 Benin 0.4128 years compare
- 194 Tajikistan 0.38 years compare
- 195 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3713 years compare
- 196 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3624 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 0.5921 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5921 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2391 years in 1974.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member 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