School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 2.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members is 2.4 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 2.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.83 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Oecd Members 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.83 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.83 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.87 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.03 years | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.07 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.17 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.22 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.28 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.31 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.25 years | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.38 years | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 years | 1.83 years | 1.83 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.97 years | 1.83 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 years | 2.17 years | 2.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 years | 2.25 years | 2.41 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Oecd Members was 2.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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