School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.89 years
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.89 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.8021 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

00.511.521999201120241999: 0.802 years2000: 0.821 years2001: 0.834 years2002: 0.863 years2003: 0.911 years2004: 0.94 years2005: 1 years2006: 1.1 years2007: 1.1 years2008: 1.2 years2009: 1.2 years2010: 1.3 years2011: 1.3 years2012: 1.4 years2013: 1.3 years2014: 1.3 years2015: 1.3 years2016: 1.4 years2017: 1.4 years2018: 1.5 years2019: 1.5 years2020: 1.6 years2021: 1.5 years2022: 1.7 years2023: 1.8 years2024: 1.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 1.89 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8021 years, in 1999.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 0.8021 years
2000 0.8212 years +2.4%
2001 0.8344 years +1.6%
2002 0.8634 years +3.5%
2003 0.9113 years +5.5%
2004 0.9401 years +3.2%
2005 0.9996 years +6.3%
2006 1.08 years +7.6%
2007 1.14 years +6.2%
2008 1.18 years +2.9%
2009 1.2 years +2.0%
2010 1.26 years +5.4%
2011 1.31 years +3.6%
2012 1.35 years +3.3%
2013 1.29 years -4.6%
2014 1.28 years -0.7%
2015 1.34 years +4.8%
2016 1.36 years +1.1%
2017 1.41 years +3.5%
2018 1.47 years +4.6%
2019 1.53 years +3.8%
2020 1.58 years +3.3%
2021 1.49 years -5.7%
2022 1.7 years +14.3%
2023 1.8 years +5.9%
2024 1.89 years +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8021 years 0.8021 years 0.8021 years 1
2000s 0.9962 years 0.8212 years 1.2 years 10
2010s 1.36 years 1.26 years 1.53 years 10
2020s 1.69 years 1.49 years 1.89 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 68 Lebanon 2.26 years compare
  2. 69 Ghana 2.23 years compare
  3. 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.22 years compare
  4. 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.19 years compare
  5. 72 Mauritius 2.19 years compare
  6. 73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.18 years compare
  7. 74 Ecuador 2.17 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 1.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8021 years in 1999.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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