School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.9645 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9645 years
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9645 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3459 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 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: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) is 0.9645 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 0.9645 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3459 years, in 1973.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3459 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.3524 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3596 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3669 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.376 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3915 years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4018 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4281 years | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4344 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.437 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4388 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4493 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4614 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4745 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4812 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4964 years | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4949 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4915 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4875 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4835 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4795 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4785 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4782 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4793 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4815 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4838 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4799 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4851 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4714 years | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.45 years | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4465 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4747 years | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4977 years | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5562 years | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5952 years | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6167 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6277 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6565 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7194 years | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7716 years | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8289 years | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.732 years | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7647 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7927 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8355 years | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8491 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8626 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8686 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8408 years | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8882 years | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9402 years | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9645 years | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3706 years | 0.3459 years | 0.4018 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4596 years | 0.4281 years | 0.4964 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4823 years | 0.4782 years | 0.4915 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5221 years | 0.4465 years | 0.6277 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7813 years | 0.6565 years | 0.8626 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9005 years | 0.8408 years | 0.9645 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 137 United States Virgin Islands 1.37 years compare
- 138 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.35 years compare
- 139 Sri Lanka 1.32 years compare
- 140 Comoros 1.31 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 1.31 years compare
- 142 Ethiopia 1.27 years compare
- 143 Gabon 1.27 years compare
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 0.9645 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9645 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3459 years in 1973.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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