School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.7308 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 0.7308 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 0.7308 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2484 years, in 1972.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2599 years | 0.2484 years | 0.2759 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2844 years | 0.2776 years | 0.2932 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3014 years | 0.2953 years | 0.3133 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4138 years | 0.3331 years | 0.5076 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6107 years | 0.5205 years | 0.6739 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6824 years | 0.6203 years | 0.7308 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 163 Philippines 0.9054 years compare
- 164 Samoa 0.8858 years compare
- 165 Sudan 0.8837 years compare
- 166 Togo 0.8829 years compare
- 167 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.8458 years compare
- 168 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.8366 years compare
- 169 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8249 years compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 0.7308 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7308 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2484 years in 1972.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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