School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia is 2.67 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 2.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.95 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.95 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.07 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.15 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.25 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.29 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.38 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.33 years | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.41 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.58 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.62 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.67 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 years | 1.95 years | 1.95 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.14 years | 1.96 years | 2.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 years | 2.33 years | 2.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 years | 2.5 years | 2.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 2.67 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release