School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.683 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.683 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.683 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2142 years
in 1997
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 0.683 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 0.683 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2142 years, in 1997.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2255 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.2268 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2289 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2306 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2339 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2379 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2417 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.245 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2489 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.244 years | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2338 years | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.23 years | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.225 years | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2265 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2252 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2246 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2242 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2215 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2143 years | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2182 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2186 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2175 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2146 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2147 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2142 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2164 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2227 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2323 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.239 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2515 years | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2635 years | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2748 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2934 years | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.314 years | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3536 years | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3663 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3719 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3805 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3907 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4528 years | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4782 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4993 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5278 years | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5724 years | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5896 years | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5962 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6097 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6162 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6018 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6591 years | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6781 years | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.683 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2322 years | 0.2255 years | 0.2417 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2327 years | 0.2242 years | 0.2489 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2173 years | 0.2142 years | 0.2227 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.296 years | 0.2323 years | 0.3719 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5097 years | 0.3805 years | 0.6097 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6476 years | 0.6018 years | 0.683 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 0.683 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.683 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2142 years in 1997.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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