School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries

SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.724 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.724 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.724 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1336 years
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1972–2024

0.20.40.60.8197219982024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.724 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.724 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1336 years, in 1972.

SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1691 years 0.1336 years 0.2131 years 8
1980s 0.2601 years 0.2252 years 0.2838 years 10
1990s 0.2728 years 0.2609 years 0.2817 years 10
2000s 0.3018 years 0.2628 years 0.3678 years 10
2010s 0.5617 years 0.3912 years 0.6655 years 10
2020s 0.6986 years 0.6649 years 0.724 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries

  1. 175 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.6037 years compare
  2. 176 Burundi 0.5578 years compare
  3. 177 Guinea 0.5051 years compare
  4. 178 Uganda 0.4654 years compare
  5. 179 Benin 0.4162 years compare
  6. 180 Nigeria 0.3884 years compare
  7. 181 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3795 years compare

See the full ranking of 426 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.724 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.724 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1336 years in 1972.
How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,947 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release