School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.62 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.64 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.8199 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 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: Middle Income (july 2025) is 1.62 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 1.64 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8199 years, in 1974.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8256 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.8199 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8359 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.882 years | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9715 years | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.937 years | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9461 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9721 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.01 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.01 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.04 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.14 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.17 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.15 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.19 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.21 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.29 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.32 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.36 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.42 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.48 years | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.53 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.57 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.61 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.64 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.55 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.48 years | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.59 years | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.62 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8883 years | 0.8199 years | 0.9715 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.02 years | 0.9721 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 years | 1.05 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 years | 1.15 years | 1.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 years | 1.36 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 years | 1.48 years | 1.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 85 Maldives 2.06 years compare
- 86 Mexico 2.04 years compare
- 87 Switzerland 2.03 years compare
- 88 Greece 2.03 years compare
- 89 Cape Verde 2.03 years compare
- 90 El Salvador 2 years compare
- 91 Gambia 1.99 years compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 1.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8199 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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