School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.6392 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6392 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6392 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2361 years
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 0.6392 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.6392 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2361 years, in 1974.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2423 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2404 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2382 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.238 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2361 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2408 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2507 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2599 years | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.254 years | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2571 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2663 years | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2723 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2763 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2853 years | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2908 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2932 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2928 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2887 years | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2916 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2965 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.301 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2962 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3023 years | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3045 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3092 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3148 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3224 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3347 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3301 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3417 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3402 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3424 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3567 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3651 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3795 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3985 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4031 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4387 years | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4692 years | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4774 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.494 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4989 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5124 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5491 years | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.547 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5519 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5661 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5748 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6007 years | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6254 years | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5759 years | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.598 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6307 years | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6392 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2458 years | 0.2361 years | 0.2599 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2817 years | 0.26 years | 0.2932 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3112 years | 0.2962 years | 0.3347 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3835 years | 0.3402 years | 0.4692 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5372 years | 0.4774 years | 0.6007 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6139 years | 0.5759 years | 0.6392 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 186 Nigeria 0.3884 years compare
- 187 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3795 years compare
- 188 Syria 0.3718 years compare
- 189 Tajikistan 0.3435 years compare
- 190 Djibouti 0.3032 years compare
- 191 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.242 years compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 0.2326 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 0.6392 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6392 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2361 years in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release