School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: World
SDG: World: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.53 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: World, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: World is 1.53 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: World peaked at 1.56 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9266 years, in 1974.
That places SDG: World 99th 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 | 0.9822 years | 0.9266 years | 1.05 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.08 years | 1.05 years | 1.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 years | 1.09 years | 1.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 years | 1.15 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 years | 1.32 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 years | 1.44 years | 1.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 96 Malaysia 1.9 years compare
- 97 Antigua and Barbuda 1.89 years compare
- 98 Guyana 1.87 years compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 1.86 years compare
- 100 Naoero, Republic of 1.84 years compare
- 101 Brazil 1.83 years compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 1.82 years compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: World?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: World was 1.53 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9266 years in 1974.
- How does SDG: World rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: World ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release