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School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.7199 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.7199 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7199 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1793 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024

0.20.40.60.8197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 0.7199 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 0.7199 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1793 years, in 1971.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year

Year years Change
1970 0.1799 years —
1971 0.1793 years -0.3%
1972 0.1797 years +0.2%
1973 0.1802 years +0.3%
1974 0.1833 years +1.7%
1975 0.1871 years +2.1%
1976 0.1923 years +2.8%
1977 0.1983 years +3.1%
1978 0.2045 years +3.1%
1979 0.2093 years +2.4%
1980 0.2165 years +3.5%
1981 0.2168 years +0.1%
1982 0.2182 years +0.6%
1983 0.2174 years -0.4%
1984 0.2204 years +1.4%
1985 0.2228 years +1.1%
1986 0.2263 years +1.6%
1987 0.2343 years +3.5%
1988 0.2389 years +2.0%
1989 0.2387 years -0.1%
1990 0.2414 years +1.1%
1991 0.2402 years -0.5%
1992 0.2411 years +0.3%
1993 0.2429 years +0.8%
1994 0.2436 years +0.3%
1995 0.2414 years -0.9%
1996 0.2431 years +0.7%
1997 0.2441 years +0.4%
1998 0.2458 years +0.7%
1999 0.2507 years +2.0%
2000 0.269 years +7.3%
2001 0.2707 years +0.6%
2002 0.2838 years +4.8%
2003 0.2953 years +4.1%
2004 0.307 years +4.0%
2005 0.3155 years +2.8%
2006 0.3435 years +8.9%
2007 0.3781 years +10.1%
2008 0.4112 years +8.7%
2009 0.4336 years +5.4%
2010 0.4434 years +2.3%
2011 0.4578 years +3.2%
2012 0.5156 years +12.6%
2013 0.5407 years +4.9%
2014 0.5619 years +3.9%
2015 0.5911 years +5.2%
2016 0.6292 years +6.4%
2017 0.641 years +1.9%
2018 0.6419 years +0.2%
2019 0.6557 years +2.1%
2020 0.6614 years +0.9%
2021 0.6419 years -2.9%
2022 0.6984 years +8.8%
2023 0.7156 years +2.5%
2024 0.7199 years +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1894 years 0.1793 years 0.2093 years 10
1980s 0.2251 years 0.2165 years 0.2389 years 10
1990s 0.2434 years 0.2402 years 0.2507 years 10
2000s 0.3308 years 0.269 years 0.4336 years 10
2010s 0.5678 years 0.4434 years 0.6557 years 10
2020s 0.6874 years 0.6419 years 0.7199 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

  1. 178 Botswana 0.783 years compare
  2. 179 South Africa 0.7786 years compare
  3. 180 Cameroon 0.7569 years compare
  4. 181 Angola 0.7345 years compare
  5. 182 Micronesia (country) 0.7289 years compare
  6. 183 Namibia 0.704 years compare
  7. 184 Senegal 0.6879 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 0.7199 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
The highest recorded value was 0.7199 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1793 years in 1971.
How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release