School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.96 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids is 1.96 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 1.99 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7094 years, in 1974.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 70th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 0.7495 years | 0.7094 years | 0.7846 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7888 years | 0.7652 years | 0.8433 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9849 years | 0.8543 years | 1.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 years | 1.41 years | 1.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 years | 1.72 years | 1.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 years | 1.83 years | 1.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3 years compare
- 68 Aruba 2.3 years compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 2.28 years compare
- 70 Mauritius 2.27 years compare
- 71 Ghana 2.24 years compare
- 72 Lebanon 2.24 years compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.2 years compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNESCO: Sids was 1.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7094 years in 1974.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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