School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.01 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.4005 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 2.01 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4005 years, in 1974.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 66th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4034 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.4005 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4206 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5064 years | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6798 years | +34.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5963 years | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5987 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6382 years | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7215 years | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7206 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7314 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7377 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7611 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7851 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8233 years | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8636 years | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8715 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8636 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8662 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9033 years | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9324 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9485 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9781 years | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.05 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.11 years | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.09 years | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.13 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.16 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.2 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.26 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.33 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.38 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.42 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.45 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 years | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.66 years | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.72 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.77 years | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.81 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.87 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.94 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.01 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.04 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.01 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5151 years | 0.4005 years | 0.6798 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7654 years | 0.6382 years | 0.8715 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9791 years | 0.8636 years | 1.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 years | 1.09 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 years | 1.45 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 years | 1.99 years | 2.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 63 Montenegro 2.44 years compare
- 64 Colombia 2.43 years compare
- 65 Chile 2.32 years compare
- 66 Argentina 2.31 years compare
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3 years compare
- 68 Aruba 2.3 years compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 2.28 years compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 2.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4005 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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