School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.7265 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7265 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7265 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.265 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.7265 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.7265 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.265 years, in 1973.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.265 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.2674 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2706 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2744 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2792 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2842 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2873 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2918 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2916 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2864 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2793 years | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2784 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2782 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2848 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2878 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2928 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2953 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2968 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2944 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2966 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2949 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2945 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2934 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2953 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2956 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2975 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3074 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3238 years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3271 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3535 years | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3796 years | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4077 years | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4124 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4384 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4688 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4624 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4867 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4952 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5382 years | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6197 years | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6838 years | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5513 years | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5961 years | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6257 years | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6343 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6342 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6463 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6524 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.611 years | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6822 years | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7218 years | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7265 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2754 years | 0.265 years | 0.2873 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2866 years | 0.2782 years | 0.2953 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2967 years | 0.2934 years | 0.3074 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.406 years | 0.3238 years | 0.4867 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6025 years | 0.4952 years | 0.6838 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6788 years | 0.611 years | 0.7265 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 172 Eswatini 0.8458 years compare
- 173 Lesotho 0.8366 years compare
- 174 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8249 years compare
- 175 Jordan 0.8164 years compare
- 176 Saudi Arabia 0.7931 years compare
- 177 Sierra Leone 0.7906 years compare
- 178 Botswana 0.783 years compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.7265 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7265 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 years in 1973.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa 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