School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 1.98 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8251 years, in 1999.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 68th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8251 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.8417 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8539 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8819 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9327 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9554 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 years | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1 years | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 years | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.18 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 years | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.32 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.36 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3 years | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.29 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.34 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.42 years | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.48 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.54 years | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6 years | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5 years | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.71 years | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 1.84 years | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.98 years | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8251 years | 0.8251 years | 0.8251 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 years | 0.8417 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 years | 1.28 years | 1.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 years | 1.5 years | 1.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 1.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8251 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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