School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.01 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3839 years
in 1985
Years of data
44
1981–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 1.01 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.01 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3839 years, in 1985.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4068 years | — |
| 1982 | 0.4012 years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3899 years | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3873 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3839 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3935 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3906 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3951 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3992 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3985 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3952 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3988 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3951 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3944 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3947 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3993 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3957 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3951 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4051 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4232 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4334 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4539 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4808 years | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4913 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5066 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5246 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5633 years | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5663 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5744 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.589 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6019 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6842 years | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.731 years | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7777 years | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8293 years | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8866 years | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9089 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9096 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9227 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.925 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9046 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9831 years | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3942 years | 0.3839 years | 0.4068 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3972 years | 0.3944 years | 0.4051 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5018 years | 0.4232 years | 0.5744 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7841 years | 0.589 years | 0.9227 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9641 years | 0.9046 years | 1.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 134 Saint Lucia 1.41 years compare
- 135 Morocco 1.41 years compare
- 136 Canada 1.4 years compare
- 137 United States Virgin Islands 1.37 years compare
- 138 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.35 years compare
- 139 Sri Lanka 1.32 years compare
- 140 Comoros 1.31 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3839 years in 1985.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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