School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 2.64 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 2.64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.54 years, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 22nd 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.54 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.58 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.64 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.97 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.97 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.06 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.11 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.16 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.27 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.33 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.39 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.43 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.51 years | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.64 years | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.54 years | 1.54 years | 1.54 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.81 years | 1.58 years | 1.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 years | 1.98 years | 2.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 years | 2.4 years | 2.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 7.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.03 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 2.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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