School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 3.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 3.4 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 3.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.45 years, in 1999.
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.45 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.55 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.62 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.71 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.8 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.91 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.02 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.07 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.99 years | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.02 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2 years | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.33 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.45 years | 2.45 years | 2.45 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.68 years | 2.45 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 years | 2.98 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 years | 3.3 years | 3.4 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 3.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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