School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.44 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.47 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.789 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 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: Ida & Ibrd Total is 1.44 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 1.47 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.789 years, in 1974.
That places WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 106th 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: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.795 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.789 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.803 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8451 years | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9269 years | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8939 years | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9224 years | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9601 years | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9552 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9528 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9527 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9593 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9649 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9817 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9965 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9944 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9857 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9822 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.996 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.02 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.06 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.06 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.19 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.22 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.27 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.33 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.38 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.36 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.38 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.41 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.47 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.34 years | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.43 years | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.44 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8504 years | 0.789 years | 0.9269 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.964 years | 0.9224 years | 0.9965 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 0.9822 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 years | 1.04 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 years | 1.22 years | 1.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 years | 1.34 years | 1.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- 103 Brazil 1.83 years compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 1.82 years compare
- 105 Dominica 1.82 years compare
- 106 Vanuatu 1.81 years compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 1.81 years compare
- 108 Seychelles 1.81 years compare
- 109 Rwanda 1.78 years compare
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 270.72 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 177.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 366.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 370.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 179.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 1.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.789 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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