School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.87 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 1.87 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 1.89 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8549 years, in 1974.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9399 years | 0.8549 years | 1.04 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.12 years | 1.05 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 1.15 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 years | 1.27 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 years | 1.5 years | 1.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 years | 1.69 years | 1.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 71 Ghana 2.24 years compare
- 72 Lebanon 2.24 years compare
- 73 St. Kitts and Nevis 2.2 years compare
- 74 Gibraltar 2.2 years compare
- 75 United Kingdom 2.18 years compare
- 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.13 years compare
- 77 United States 2.12 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 1.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8549 years in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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