School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.18 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in United Kingdom, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 2.18 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in United Kingdom peaked at 2.27 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2 years, in 2004.
United Kingdom ranks 72nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 years | 1.2 years | 1.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 years | 1.55 years | 2.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 years | 2.18 years | 2.25 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 69 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.22 years compare
- 70 St. Kitts and Nevis 2.19 years compare
- 71 Mauritius 2.19 years compare
- 73 Ecuador 2.17 years compare
- 74 Kenya 2.12 years compare
- 75 Liechtenstein 2.11 years compare
More education data for United Kingdom
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in United Kingdom?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in United Kingdom was 2.18 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 years in 2004.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release