School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.36 years
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.36 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4781 years
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 1.36 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4781 years, in 1971.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 118th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4781 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.4813 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4818 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.501 years | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5181 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.532 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5531 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5724 years | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5946 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.618 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6446 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6741 years | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6986 years | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7225 years | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7476 years | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7702 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7931 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8148 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8131 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8121 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8131 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8125 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8085 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8036 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8018 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7998 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7964 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7951 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7692 years | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7572 years | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6969 years | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5596 years | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4797 years | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5124 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5758 years | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7253 years | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7986 years | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8692 years | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8493 years | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9236 years | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 years | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9936 years | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 years | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.16 years | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 1.22 years | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.24 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.25 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.31 years | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.36 years | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5236 years | 0.4781 years | 0.5946 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7297 years | 0.618 years | 0.8148 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8012 years | 0.7692 years | 0.8131 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6824 years | 0.4797 years | 0.8692 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 years | 0.9236 years | 1.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 years | 1.25 years | 1.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4781 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, 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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February 2026 Data Release