School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.26 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.3 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.7731 years
in 1987
Years of data
48
1976–2023
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Small States, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Small States is 1.26 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Small States peaked at 1.3 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7731 years, in 1987.
That places WB: Small States 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Small States, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.8463 years | — |
| 1977 | 0.8448 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8202 years | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8273 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8176 years | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7916 years | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7954 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8041 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7876 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7797 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7834 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7731 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7937 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7929 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7896 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7933 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8018 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8318 years | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8384 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8623 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8794 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8993 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9239 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9365 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9586 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9788 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.14 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.16 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.17 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.22 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.19 years | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.23 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.25 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.28 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.22 years | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.26 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8347 years | 0.8202 years | 0.8463 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7919 years | 0.7731 years | 0.8176 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8556 years | 0.7896 years | 0.9365 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 years | 0.9586 years | 1.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 years | 1.17 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 years | 1.22 years | 1.28 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 123 Türkiye 1.58 years compare
- 124 Qatar 1.58 years compare
- 125 Bahrain 1.53 years compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 1.5 years compare
- 127 Zimbabwe 1.48 years compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 1.47 years compare
- 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.46 years compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.08 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 243,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.61 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 970,939 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Small States?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Small States was 1.26 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7731 years in 1987.
- How does WB: Small States rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Small States ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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