School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.3 years
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.3 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.409 years
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 1.3 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.409 years, in 1971.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 124th 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.409 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.411 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.411 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4306 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4532 years | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4791 years | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5022 years | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5214 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.542 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5555 years | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5655 years | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5877 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6005 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6195 years | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6232 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6394 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6575 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6757 years | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6782 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6826 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6868 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6915 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6855 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6833 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6885 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6979 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.706 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7214 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7043 years | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.703 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6557 years | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5368 years | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4723 years | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5037 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5654 years | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7037 years | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7698 years | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8331 years | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8059 years | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8705 years | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9613 years | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9243 years | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9721 years | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9284 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9486 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9747 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 years | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 1.15 years | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.18 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.24 years | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3 years | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4622 years | 0.409 years | 0.542 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6203 years | 0.5555 years | 0.6782 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6948 years | 0.6826 years | 0.7214 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6549 years | 0.4723 years | 0.8331 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 0.8705 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 years | 1.18 years | 1.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.409 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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