School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.9225 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 0.9225 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 0.9225 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.022 years, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.022 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0223 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0228 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0483 years | +112.1% |
| 1975 | 0.074 years | +53.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1011 years | +36.6% |
| 1977 | 0.128 years | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1551 years | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1827 years | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 0.211 years | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2411 years | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2732 years | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3037 years | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3335 years | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3627 years | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3944 years | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4206 years | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4493 years | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4455 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4399 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.436 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4301 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4233 years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4148 years | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4046 years | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3973 years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3898 years | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3898 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3516 years | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3371 years | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3333 years | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2984 years | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2577 years | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2509 years | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2851 years | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2898 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2957 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3434 years | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3559 years | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.402 years | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6029 years | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6771 years | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7431 years | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7636 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7387 years | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7658 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8595 years | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8507 years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8877 years | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9204 years | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9225 years | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +112.1% | 0.0228 years | 0.0483 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.084 years | 0.022 years | 0.1827 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3435 years | 0.211 years | 0.4493 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4077 years | 0.3516 years | 0.4399 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3047 years | 0.2509 years | 0.3559 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7291 years | 0.402 years | 0.8877 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9215 years | 0.9204 years | 0.9225 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 0.9225 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9225 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.022 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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