School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 1.58 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 1.58 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 1.68 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.23 years, in 2022.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 90th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.59 years | — |
| 2017 | 1.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.68 years | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.65 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 years | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.23 years | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 1.46 years | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 1.58 years | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.64 years | 1.59 years | 1.68 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.48 years | 1.23 years | 1.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 87 Switzerland 2.03 years compare
- 88 Greece 2.03 years compare
- 89 Cape Verde 2.03 years compare
- 90 El Salvador 2 years compare
- 91 Gambia 1.99 years compare
- 92 Australia 1.99 years compare
- 93 American Samoa 1.99 years
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 1.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 years in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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