School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.4544 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4544 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6351 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.1312 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 stood at 0.4544 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 0.6351 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1312 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 212th 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 in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1312 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1317 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1326 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1331 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1359 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1392 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1438 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1501 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1563 years | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.16 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1655 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1603 years | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1566 years | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.155 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1552 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1577 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1609 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1698 years | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1738 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1731 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1767 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1761 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1778 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1795 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1809 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1818 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.184 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1853 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1889 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1942 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2186 years | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2198 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2476 years | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2737 years | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3222 years | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3205 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3548 years | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.377 years | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3664 years | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4088 years | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4135 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4838 years | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5596 years | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6351 years | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3505 years | -44.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3886 years | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3904 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3882 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3881 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3993 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4068 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3471 years | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4008 years | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.453 years | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4544 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1414 years | 0.1312 years | 0.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1628 years | 0.155 years | 0.1738 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1825 years | 0.1761 years | 0.1942 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.311 years | 0.2186 years | 0.4088 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4397 years | 0.3505 years | 0.6351 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4124 years | 0.3471 years | 0.4544 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 209 Central African Republic 0.0724 years compare
- 210 Chad 0.0583 years compare
- 211 Yemen 0.0399 years compare
- 212 Afghanistan 0.0312 years compare
- 213 Somalia 0.0069 years compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 21.33 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 51.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 44.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 2 was 0.4544 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6351 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1312 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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