School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.73 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.73 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2674 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.73 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2674 years, in 1973.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2674 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.2695 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2724 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2758 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2802 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2848 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2876 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2917 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2916 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2867 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2801 years | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2791 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2789 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.285 years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2875 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2923 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2945 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2959 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2937 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2958 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2943 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2941 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2946 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.298 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2966 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.297 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3048 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3258 years | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3312 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.355 years | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3814 years | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4103 years | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4167 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4432 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4737 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4693 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4938 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5034 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.546 years | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6258 years | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6875 years | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5611 years | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6044 years | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6325 years | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6412 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6402 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6522 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6579 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.618 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6869 years | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7254 years | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.73 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2768 years | 0.2674 years | 0.2876 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2867 years | 0.2789 years | 0.2945 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2965 years | 0.2937 years | 0.3048 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.41 years | 0.3258 years | 0.4938 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6094 years | 0.5034 years | 0.6875 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6836 years | 0.618 years | 0.73 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7609 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2674 years in 1973.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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