School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.4 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.42 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.9047 years
in 1984
Years of data
42
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 1.4 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9047 years, in 1984.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9049 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.9047 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9079 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9159 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9328 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9458 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.944 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9356 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9378 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.949 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9581 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9631 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9742 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9897 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.03 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.15 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.18 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.23 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.29 years | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.33 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.42 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.41 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.34 years | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3 years | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.38 years | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9223 years | 0.9047 years | 0.9458 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9742 years | 0.9356 years | 1.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 years | 1 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 years | 1.18 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 years | 1.3 years | 1.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 105 Solomon Islands 1.8 years compare
- 106 Georgia 1.79 years compare
- 107 Rwanda 1.77 years compare
- 108 New Zealand 1.76 years compare
- 109 India 1.74 years compare
- 110 Liberia 1.72 years compare
- 111 Cayman Islands 1.7 years compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 1.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9047 years in 1984.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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