School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.7308 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7308 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7308 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2484 years
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 0.7308 years. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 0.7308 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2484 years, in 1972.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2484 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.2492 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2508 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2549 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2611 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2675 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2718 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2759 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2815 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2849 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2814 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2776 years | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2797 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2822 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2859 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2872 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2905 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2932 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2953 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2959 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2978 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2967 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2977 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3001 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3044 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3046 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3085 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3133 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3331 years | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3375 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3599 years | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3823 years | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4083 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4175 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4457 years | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4723 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4739 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5076 years | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5205 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5554 years | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6213 years | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6739 years | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5694 years | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6071 years | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6307 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6393 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6379 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6516 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6606 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6203 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6795 years | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7207 years | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7308 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2599 years | 0.2484 years | 0.2759 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2844 years | 0.2776 years | 0.2932 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3014 years | 0.2953 years | 0.3133 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4138 years | 0.3331 years | 0.5076 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6107 years | 0.5205 years | 0.6739 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6824 years | 0.6203 years | 0.7308 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 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
- 169 Samoa 0.8858 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 0.7308 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7308 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2484 years in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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