School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 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: Post-demographic Dividend is 2.55 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 2.56 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.16 years, in 2000.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 25th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.16 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.16 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.21 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.25 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.23 years | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.35 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.29 years | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.44 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.49 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.45 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.42 years | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.54 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.55 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.16 years | 2.16 years | 2.16 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.27 years | 2.16 years | 2.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 years | 2.4 years | 2.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 years | 2.42 years | 2.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Post-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 40.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 27.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 2.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 years in 2000.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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