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School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.6337 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6337 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6337 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2719 years
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 0.6337 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.6337 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2719 years, in 1974.

That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 189th 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year

Year years Change
1970 0.2797 years —
1971 0.2778 years -0.7%
1972 0.2758 years -0.7%
1973 0.275 years -0.3%
1974 0.2719 years -1.1%
1975 0.2797 years +2.8%
1976 0.2913 years +4.1%
1977 0.3006 years +3.2%
1978 0.2983 years -0.8%
1979 0.3043 years +2.0%
1980 0.3093 years +1.7%
1981 0.32 years +3.5%
1982 0.3211 years +0.3%
1983 0.326 years +1.5%
1984 0.3348 years +2.7%
1985 0.3445 years +2.9%
1986 0.3408 years -1.1%
1987 0.3387 years -0.6%
1988 0.3352 years -1.0%
1989 0.3377 years +0.7%
1990 0.3398 years +0.6%
1991 0.3455 years +1.7%
1992 0.3427 years -0.8%
1993 0.3465 years +1.1%
1994 0.3482 years +0.5%
1995 0.3524 years +1.2%
1996 0.3563 years +1.1%
1997 0.3624 years +1.7%
1998 0.3741 years +3.2%
1999 0.3646 years -2.5%
2000 0.3731 years +2.3%
2001 0.3675 years -1.5%
2002 0.3689 years +0.4%
2003 0.3753 years +1.7%
2004 0.3833 years +2.1%
2005 0.3973 years +3.6%
2006 0.4135 years +4.1%
2007 0.4158 years +0.5%
2008 0.4494 years +8.1%
2009 0.4865 years +8.3%
2010 0.4939 years +1.5%
2011 0.5057 years +2.4%
2012 0.5105 years +0.9%
2013 0.5026 years -1.5%
2014 0.553 years +10.0%
2015 0.5581 years +0.9%
2016 0.5554 years -0.5%
2017 0.5712 years +2.8%
2018 0.5733 years +0.4%
2019 0.5975 years +4.2%
2020 0.6256 years +4.7%
2021 0.5737 years -8.3%
2022 0.5941 years +3.5%
2023 0.6259 years +5.3%
2024 0.6337 years +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2854 years 0.2719 years 0.3043 years 10
1980s 0.3308 years 0.3093 years 0.3445 years 10
1990s 0.3532 years 0.3398 years 0.3741 years 10
2000s 0.4031 years 0.3675 years 0.4865 years 10
2010s 0.5421 years 0.4939 years 0.5975 years 10
2020s 0.6106 years 0.5737 years 0.6337 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

  1. 186 Eritrea 0.6338 years compare
  2. 187 Saint Helena 0.631 years compare
  3. 188 Algeria 0.6118 years compare
  4. 189 Egypt 0.6059 years compare
  5. 190 Burundi 0.5501 years compare
  6. 191 Guinea 0.5084 years compare
  7. 192 Uganda 0.4585 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.6337 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6337 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2719 years in 1974.
How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release