School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.4 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 1.4 years.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.43 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7492 years, in 1974.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8098 years | 0.7492 years | 0.8868 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9248 years | 0.8798 years | 0.9595 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9865 years | 0.948 years | 1.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 years | 1.01 years | 1.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 years | 1.19 years | 1.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 years | 1.3 years | 1.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 107 Rwanda 1.78 years compare
- 108 Cayman Islands 1.77 years compare
- 109 New Zealand 1.76 years compare
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 1.74 years compare
- 111 India 1.72 years compare
- 112 Georgia 1.71 years compare
- 113 Liberia 1.7 years compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 1.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7492 years in 1974.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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