School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.9207 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.9207 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.9207 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6041 years, in 1986.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6799 years | — |
| 1981 | 0.6912 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6721 years | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6351 years | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6223 years | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6042 years | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6041 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.615 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6173 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6155 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6351 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6292 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6331 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6464 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7058 years | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7384 years | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.743 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7797 years | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8104 years | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8416 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.869 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8929 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8337 years | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8265 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8174 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.798 years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8022 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8088 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.823 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8412 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8508 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8656 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8638 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8756 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8816 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.888 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8992 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9104 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9207 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6441 years | 0.6041 years | 0.6912 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6274 years | 0.615 years | 0.6464 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8041 years | 0.7058 years | 0.8929 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8346 years | 0.798 years | 0.8756 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 years | 0.8816 years | 0.9207 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 143 Gabon 1.27 years compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 1.26 years compare
- 145 Panama 1.25 years compare
- 146 Tokelau 1.24 years compare
- 147 Tunisia 1.22 years compare
- 148 Madagascar 1.19 years compare
- 149 Palestine, State of 1.17 years compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.9207 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9207 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6041 years in 1986.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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