School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
205
Highest
14.95 years
East Timor
Lowest
0.0079 years
Somalia
Median
1.84 years
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
13,947
What the numbers show
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 14.95 years in East Timor; the lowest is 0.0079 years in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.84 years, and the mean is 1.87 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,893.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 3,343.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 70.1%).
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Timor | 14.95 years | 2022 | up 3,343.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 3.98 years | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 3.89 years | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 3.85 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 3.69 years | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 3.68 years | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 3.68 years | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 8 | Andorra | 3.65 years | 2024 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 9 | Mongolia | 3.62 years | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 10 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.61 years | 1987 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 3.52 years | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 3.43 years | 2012 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 13 | Russia | 3.37 years | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 3.31 years | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 15 | Palau | 3.3 years | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 3.27 years | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 3.26 years | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 18 | Martinique | 3.23 years | 1996 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 19 | France | 3.23 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 3.2 years | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 21 | Cuba | 3.16 years | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 3.15 years | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 23 | Belarus | 3.13 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 24 | Jamaica | 3.13 years | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 3.09 years | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 26 | Israel | 3.07 years | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 3.04 years | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 3.03 years | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Guadeloupe | 3.02 years | 1994 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 2.97 years | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 31 | China | 2.95 years | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 32 | Tuvalu | 2.95 years | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | New Caledonia | 2.95 years | 1991 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 34 | San Marino | 2.94 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 2.93 years | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 36 | Norway | 2.92 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 37 | French Polynesia | 2.91 years | 1996 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 2.9 years | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 2.89 years | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 40 | Moldova | 2.88 years | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 2.87 years | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 2.87 years | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 43 | South Korea | 2.87 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 2.86 years | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 45 | Vietnam | 2.85 years | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 2.82 years | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 2.81 years | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Cyprus | 2.78 years | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 49 | Reunion | 2.76 years | 1987 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 50 | Macao | 2.75 years | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 51 | Grenada | 2.75 years | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2.7 years | 2025 | up 176.5% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 2.62 years | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 2.54 years | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 55 | Monaco | 2.51 years | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 56 | Uruguay | 2.49 years | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 57 | Ukraine | 2.48 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 2.45 years | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 59 | American Samoa | 2.44 years | 1990 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 60 | Montenegro | 2.41 years | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 61 | Aruba | 2.36 years | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 62 | Argentina | 2.35 years | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 63 | Anguilla | 2.34 years | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.32 years | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 2.29 years | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 2.28 years | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 2.26 years | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 68 | Lebanon | 2.26 years | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 2.23 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.22 years | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.19 years | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 2.19 years | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 2.18 years | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 2.17 years | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 75 | Kenya | 2.12 years | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 76 | Liechtenstein | 2.11 years | 2021 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 77 | Gibraltar | 2.11 years | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 2.1 years | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 79 | Gambia | 2.09 years | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 80 | Thailand | 2.09 years | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 2.08 years | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 2.08 years | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 83 | Mexico | 2.07 years | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 84 | United States | 2.05 years | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 85 | El Salvador | 2.05 years | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 2.03 years | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Greece | 2.02 years | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 2.01 years | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Brunei | 1.99 years | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.99 years | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 91 | Cook Islands | 1.98 years | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 92 | Australia | 1.96 years | 2024 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 1.96 years | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 94 | Malaysia | 1.91 years | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.88 years | 2025 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Montserrat | 1.86 years | 2020 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 97 | Seychelles | 1.86 years | 2024 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 98 | Guyana | 1.86 years | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 1.86 years | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 1.85 years | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Nauru | 1.85 years | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 102 | Brazil | 1.84 years | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 103 | Dominica | 1.84 years | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 1.84 years | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 1.8 years | 2024 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 106 | Georgia | 1.79 years | 2007 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 1.77 years | 2024 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 108 | New Zealand | 1.76 years | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 109 | India | 1.74 years | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Liberia | 1.72 years | 2022 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Cayman Islands | 1.7 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 1.69 years | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 113 | Armenia | 1.68 years | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 114 | Ireland | 1.67 years | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 115 | Suriname | 1.66 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 116 | Pakistan | 1.63 years | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 117 | Paraguay | 1.6 years | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Qatar | 1.59 years | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Maldives | 1.58 years | 2024 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 120 | Turkey | 1.55 years | 2023 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahrain | 1.52 years | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.52 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 1.5 years | 2024 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 124 | Laos | 1.49 years | 2025 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 1.48 years | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 126 | Barbados | 1.45 years | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 1.45 years | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 128 | Bhutan | 1.44 years | 2024 | up 252.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Morocco | 1.43 years | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 1.43 years | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 131 | Canada | 1.39 years | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 132 | Bolivia | 1.35 years | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 133 | Comoros | 1.33 years | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 1.32 years | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 1.31 years | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.3 years | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 137 | Panama | 1.26 years | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Madagascar | 1.25 years | 2024 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 1.25 years | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Tunisia | 1.23 years | 2016 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Palestine | 1.18 years | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 1.15 years | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Cambodia | 1.13 years | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Indonesia | 1.12 years | 2025 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Marshall Islands | 1.12 years | 2024 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 146 | Oman | 1.1 years | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 1.09 years | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 148 | Kuwait | 1.05 years | 2021 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 1.04 years | 2024 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.04 years | 2023 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 151 | Bahamas | 1.03 years | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 152 | Lithuania | 1.01 years | 2024 | down 70.1% | rising |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9787 years | 2015 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 154 | Honduras | 0.9702 years | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 0.9601 years | 2024 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 156 | Tokelau | 0.9532 years | 2025 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 157 | Belize | 0.9459 years | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 158 | Samoa | 0.9176 years | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 159 | Niue | 0.9167 years | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 160 | Togo | 0.9007 years | 2024 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Philippines | 0.8832 years | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | 0.8831 years | 2019 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 163 | Lesotho | 0.856 years | 2022 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 164 | Jordan | 0.8419 years | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 165 | Bermuda | 0.8352 years | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 0.8286 years | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Tanzania | 0.82 years | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8061 years | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 169 | Eswatini | 0.798 years | 2015 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 170 | Botswana | 0.7883 years | 2022 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 171 | South Africa | 0.7777 years | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 172 | Cameroon | 0.7653 years | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Helena | 0.7643 years | 1986 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 174 | Senegal | 0.7569 years | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Micronesia (country) | 0.7252 years | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 176 | Angola | 0.7193 years | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 177 | Namibia | 0.7122 years | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Iran | 0.6837 years | 2020 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Eritrea | 0.6169 years | 2022 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Algeria | 0.6158 years | 2025 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Egypt | 0.6037 years | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Burundi | 0.5578 years | 2025 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Guinea | 0.5051 years | 2020 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Uganda | 0.4654 years | 2017 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Benin | 0.4162 years | 2022 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Nigeria | 0.3884 years | 2023 | up 185.0% | falling |
| 187 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.3795 years | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Syria | 0.3718 years | 2024 | up 161.9% | rising |
| 189 | Tajikistan | 0.3435 years | 2017 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 190 | Djibouti | 0.3032 years | 2023 | up 338.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.242 years | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Burkina Faso | 0.2326 years | 2024 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Niger | 0.2324 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Mali | 0.2177 years | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1971 years | 2010 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Iraq | 0.1839 years | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 197 | Libya | 0.1809 years | 2006 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 198 | Myanmar | 0.1792 years | 2018 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Congo | 0.1586 years | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Mozambique | 0.1048 years | 1986 | up 1,923.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Central African Republic | 0.0742 years | 2017 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 202 | Chad | 0.0563 years | 2024 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 203 | Yemen | 0.0379 years | 2016 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 204 | Afghanistan | 0.0274 years | 2003 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Somalia | 0.0079 years | 1986 | up 5.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 3.39 years
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3.16 years
- WB: European Union 3.16 years
- WB: Euro Area 3.07 years
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 3.07 years
- SDG: Europe 3.04 years
- UNICEF: Western Europe 3 years
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 2.99 years
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 2.95 years
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 2.93 years
- SDG: Eastern Asia 2.93 years
- MDG: Eastern Asia 2.92 years
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 2.71 years
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 2.7 years
- MDG: Developed Regions 2.66 years
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.65 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 2.63 years
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 2.63 years
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.62 years
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 2.59 years
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 2.58 years
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 2.57 years
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 2.55 years
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.54 years
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 2.52 years
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 2.46 years
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.45 years
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 2.45 years
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 2.42 years
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 2.41 years
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 2.41 years
- WB: Oecd Members 2.38 years
- MDG: Caribbean 2.33 years
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 2.31 years
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2.31 years
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 2.24 years
- AIMS: East Asia 2.24 years
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 2.23 years
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 2.23 years
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 2.23 years
About this data
February 2026 Data Release