School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand recorded 2.65 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.67 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.21 years, in 2000.
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.21 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.21 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.27 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.29 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.41 years | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.35 years | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.38 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.44 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.55 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.52 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.56 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.63 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.54 years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 2.65 years | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.65 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 years | 2.21 years | 2.21 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.33 years | 2.21 years | 2.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 years | 2.44 years | 2.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 years | 2.54 years | 2.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- 18 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.28 years
- 19 Belarus 3.23 years compare
- 20 France 3.22 years compare
- 21 Luxembourg 3.22 years compare
- 22 Martinique 3.21 years
- 23 Czechia 3.2 years compare
- 24 Jamaica 3.13 years compare
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 2.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 years in 2000.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 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