School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.44 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.47 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.7869 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 1.44 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 1.47 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7869 years, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 107th 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7928 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.7869 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8006 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8423 years | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9223 years | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8895 years | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8954 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9171 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9542 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9496 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9475 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9475 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9544 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9601 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9766 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9914 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9894 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.981 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9779 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9913 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9992 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.06 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.12 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.18 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.22 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.27 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.33 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.37 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.36 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.38 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.41 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.47 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.39 years | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.34 years | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.42 years | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.44 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8471 years | 0.7869 years | 0.9223 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9588 years | 0.9171 years | 0.9914 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 0.9779 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 years | 1.04 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 years | 1.22 years | 1.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 years | 1.34 years | 1.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 104 Dominican Republic 1.82 years compare
- 105 Dominica 1.82 years compare
- 106 Vanuatu 1.81 years compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 1.81 years compare
- 108 Seychelles 1.81 years compare
- 109 Rwanda 1.78 years compare
- 110 Cayman Islands 1.77 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 112.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2163 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 1.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7869 years in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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