School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) is 2.97 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 2.97 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.51 years, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.51 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.51 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.57 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.67 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.75 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.87 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.73 years | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.82 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.86 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.89 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.9 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.93 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.97 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 years | 2.51 years | 2.51 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.65 years | 2.51 years | 2.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 years | 2.73 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 years | 2.9 years | 2.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 49.64 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 17.07 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 21.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 2.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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