School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 1.21 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) stood at 1.21 years. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 166.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) peaked at 1.21 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1874 years, in 2001.
That places ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.2283 years | — |
| 1995 | 0.2273 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2223 years | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.217 years | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.211 years | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1895 years | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1897 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1874 years | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2127 years | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2418 years | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2704 years | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3021 years | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3187 years | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3284 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3375 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3624 years | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3339 years | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.387 years | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4202 years | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.417 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4517 years | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5629 years | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8437 years | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 years | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 1.14 years | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.16 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.21 years | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +49.9% | 0.5629 years | 0.8437 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2159 years | 0.1895 years | 0.2283 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2751 years | 0.1874 years | 0.3624 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6807 years | 0.3339 years | 1.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 years | 1.17 years | 1.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- 125 Bahrain 1.53 years compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 1.5 years compare
- 127 Zimbabwe 1.48 years compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 1.47 years compare
- 129 Laos 1.46 years compare
- 130 British Virgin Islands 1.44 years compare
- 131 North Macedonia 1.43 years compare
More education data for ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,340 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,475 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 545,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) was 1.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1874 years in 2001.
- How does ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 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