School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.7185 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7185 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7185 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4105 years
in 1991
Years of data
46
1979–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 0.7185 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 0.7185 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4105 years, in 1991.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4648 years | — |
| 1980 | 0.4696 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4759 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4663 years | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.445 years | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4379 years | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4283 years | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4278 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4238 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4205 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4189 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4156 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4105 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4206 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4218 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4193 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4162 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4238 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4178 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4153 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4148 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4427 years | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.458 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4665 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4869 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5034 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5311 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.549 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5788 years | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5659 years | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5657 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5525 years | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5581 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5657 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5605 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5702 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.588 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6634 years | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6835 years | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6739 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6775 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6736 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6825 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.698 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7143 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7185 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4648 years | 0.4648 years | 0.4648 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4414 years | 0.4189 years | 0.4759 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4176 years | 0.4105 years | 0.4238 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5148 years | 0.4427 years | 0.5788 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6093 years | 0.5525 years | 0.6835 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6974 years | 0.6736 years | 0.7185 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 0.7185 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7185 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4105 years in 1991.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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