School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 2.04 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 2.04 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9753 years, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 64th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9753 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.9922 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.05 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.11 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.19 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.32 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.43 years | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.42 years | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.41 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.46 years | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.53 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.58 years | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.63 years | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.69 years | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.59 years | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.79 years | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.91 years | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 2.04 years | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9753 years | 0.9753 years | 0.9753 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 0.9922 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 years | 1.41 years | 1.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 years | 1.59 years | 2.04 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 2.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9753 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme 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