School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.5251 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5251 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8048 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.1878 years
in 1984
Years of data
45
1980–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 0.5251 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 0.8048 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1878 years, in 1984.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2051 years | — |
| 1981 | 0.1968 years | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1917 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1897 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1878 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1897 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1936 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2053 years | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2109 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2103 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2156 years | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2146 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2169 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2202 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2228 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2252 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2292 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2317 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2353 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.243 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2745 years | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2737 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3059 years | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3398 years | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4007 years | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3931 years | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4386 years | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4649 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.44 years | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4916 years | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4998 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5969 years | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6988 years | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8048 years | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3946 years | -51.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4432 years | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4416 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4399 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4389 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.451 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4598 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3662 years | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4443 years | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5211 years | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5251 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1981 years | 0.1878 years | 0.2109 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2255 years | 0.2146 years | 0.243 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3823 years | 0.2737 years | 0.4916 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5209 years | 0.3946 years | 0.8048 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4633 years | 0.3662 years | 0.5251 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.5251 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8048 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1878 years in 1984.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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