School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.5543 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5543 years
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5753 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.385 years
in 1999
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 0.5543 years.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 0.5753 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.385 years, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4967 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4898 years | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4811 years | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.474 years | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4652 years | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4677 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4641 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4595 years | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4486 years | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4482 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4437 years | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4399 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4365 years | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.432 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4261 years | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4246 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.424 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4231 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4176 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4144 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4125 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4077 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3994 years | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4061 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4009 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3936 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3905 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.393 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.39 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.385 years | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3918 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3943 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3964 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4019 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4116 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4164 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.422 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4429 years | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4485 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4549 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4508 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4778 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4874 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4674 years | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5011 years | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5068 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5176 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5289 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5341 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5457 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5696 years | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4986 years | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5753 years | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5745 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5543 years | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4695 years | 0.4482 years | 0.4967 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4282 years | 0.4144 years | 0.4437 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3979 years | 0.385 years | 0.4125 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4181 years | 0.3918 years | 0.4549 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5018 years | 0.4508 years | 0.5457 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5544 years | 0.4986 years | 0.5753 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 195 Syria 0.3713 years compare
- 196 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3624 years compare
- 197 Nigeria 0.3586 years compare
- 198 Djibouti 0.3159 years compare
- 199 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2366 years compare
- 200 Burkina Faso 0.2328 years compare
- 201 Niger 0.2244 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 0.5543 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5753 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.385 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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