School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.8775 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8775 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8775 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3423 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.8775 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8775 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3423 years, in 1973.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 150th 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3423 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.3434 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3455 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3484 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3518 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3552 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3574 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3601 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3653 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3606 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3501 years | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3473 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3442 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3522 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3492 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3528 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.356 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.355 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3519 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3546 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3509 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3497 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3491 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.353 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3495 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3482 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3549 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3706 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.38 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4003 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.424 years | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4336 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4479 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4644 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.499 years | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5034 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5127 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5217 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5333 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6043 years | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6429 years | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6818 years | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7245 years | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7728 years | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7912 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7914 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8032 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8061 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7926 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8583 years | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8743 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8775 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3491 years | 0.3423 years | 0.3574 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3538 years | 0.3442 years | 0.3653 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3517 years | 0.3482 years | 0.355 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4436 years | 0.3706 years | 0.5127 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6867 years | 0.5217 years | 0.8032 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8417 years | 0.7926 years | 0.8775 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 147 Tunisia 1.22 years compare
- 148 Madagascar 1.19 years compare
- 149 Palestine, State of 1.17 years compare
- 150 Niue 1.17 years compare
- 151 Indonesia 1.15 years compare
- 152 Bangladesh 1.1 years compare
- 153 Cambodia 1.1 years compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.8775 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8775 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3423 years in 1973.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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