School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.9812 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9812 years
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9812 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3384 years
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 0.9812 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 0.9812 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3384 years, in 1972.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 139th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3389 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3393 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3384 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3385 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3421 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.351 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3564 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3646 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3791 years | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.389 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4128 years | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4206 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4282 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4244 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4325 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4392 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4489 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4531 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4698 years | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4699 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4689 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.469 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4695 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4699 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4691 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4728 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4758 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4785 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4833 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.49 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.497 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.489 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4753 years | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4797 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5072 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5381 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5956 years | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6402 years | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6625 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6804 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7011 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7533 years | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8078 years | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8588 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7941 years | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.82 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8434 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8718 years | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8892 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9001 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8986 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8698 years | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9051 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9507 years | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9812 years | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3537 years | 0.3384 years | 0.389 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4399 years | 0.4128 years | 0.4699 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4747 years | 0.4689 years | 0.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5565 years | 0.4753 years | 0.6804 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.824 years | 0.7011 years | 0.9001 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9211 years | 0.8698 years | 0.9812 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 136 Canada 1.4 years compare
- 137 United States Virgin Islands 1.37 years compare
- 138 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.35 years compare
- 139 Sri Lanka 1.32 years compare
- 140 Comoros 1.31 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 1.31 years compare
- 142 Ethiopia 1.27 years compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 0.9812 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9812 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3384 years in 1972.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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