School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.42 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.46 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.7827 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 1.42 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 1.46 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7827 years, in 1974.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7887 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.7827 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7962 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8382 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9196 years | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8856 years | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8915 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9137 years | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.951 years | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9459 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9435 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9435 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9504 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9563 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9734 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9886 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9867 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9781 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9743 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9877 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9957 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9998 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.06 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.08 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.12 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.19 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.26 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.32 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.36 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.37 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.38 years | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.32 years | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.41 years | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.42 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8432 years | 0.7827 years | 0.9196 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9553 years | 0.9137 years | 0.9886 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 years | 0.9743 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 years | 1.03 years | 1.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 years | 1.21 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 years | 1.32 years | 1.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 110 Cayman Islands 1.77 years compare
- 111 New Zealand 1.76 years compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 1.42 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7827 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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