School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.7316 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7316 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7316 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2682 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 0.7316 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.7316 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2682 years, in 1973.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 165th 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 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2682 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.2703 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2732 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2766 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.281 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2856 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2884 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2925 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2924 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2875 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2808 years | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2799 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2796 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2858 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2883 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2931 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2953 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2967 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2945 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2965 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.295 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2948 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2953 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2987 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2974 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2977 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3055 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3266 years | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.332 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3558 years | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3822 years | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4112 years | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4176 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4441 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4747 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4701 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4947 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5043 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.547 years | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.627 years | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6888 years | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5619 years | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6054 years | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6336 years | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6423 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6413 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6534 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6592 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6191 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6884 years | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.727 years | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7316 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2776 years | 0.2682 years | 0.2884 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2875 years | 0.2796 years | 0.2953 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2972 years | 0.2945 years | 0.3055 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4109 years | 0.3266 years | 0.4947 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6105 years | 0.5043 years | 0.6888 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6851 years | 0.6191 years | 0.7316 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 162 Bahamas 0.9945 years compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 0.9769 years compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 0.9531 years compare
- 165 Honduras 0.9527 years compare
- 166 Bermuda 0.9279 years compare
- 167 Belize 0.918 years compare
- 168 Philippines 0.9054 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.7316 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7316 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2682 years in 1973.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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