School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.5472 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) stood at 0.5472 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 0.6714 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.174 years, in 1970.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 199th 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.174 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.174 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1744 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1757 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.178 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1841 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1963 years | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2069 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2123 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2168 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2231 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2256 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2244 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2273 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2331 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2399 years | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2392 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2439 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2457 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2476 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.252 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2573 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2586 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2602 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.263 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2678 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2705 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2728 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2805 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2759 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2907 years | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2851 years | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3044 years | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3274 years | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3665 years | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3661 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4008 years | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4129 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4057 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.454 years | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4614 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5265 years | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5958 years | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6714 years | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4102 years | -38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4486 years | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4437 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4506 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4509 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4687 years | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4829 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4183 years | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4706 years | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5369 years | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5472 years | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -38.9% | 0.6714 years | 0.4102 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1893 years | 0.174 years | 0.2168 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.235 years | 0.2231 years | 0.2476 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2659 years | 0.252 years | 0.2805 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3614 years | 0.2851 years | 0.454 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4928 years | 0.4102 years | 0.6714 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4912 years | 0.4183 years | 0.5472 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- 196 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3624 years compare
- 197 Nigeria 0.3586 years compare
- 198 Djibouti 0.3159 years compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2366 years compare
- 200 Burkina Faso 0.2328 years compare
- 201 Niger 0.2244 years compare
- 202 Mali 0.2138 years compare
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 0.5472 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6714 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.174 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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