School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.9578 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9578 years
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9578 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3917 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan stood at 0.9578 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan peaked at 0.9578 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3917 years, in 1973.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 141st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 0.3973 years
1971 0.3954 years -0.5%
1972 0.3931 years -0.6%
1973 0.3917 years -0.3%
1974 0.3929 years +0.3%
1975 0.4013 years +2.2%
1976 0.4168 years +3.8%
1977 0.4254 years +2.1%
1978 0.4244 years -0.2%
1979 0.428 years +0.8%
1980 0.4268 years -0.3%
1981 0.4229 years -0.9%
1982 0.4291 years +1.5%
1983 0.4282 years -0.2%
1984 0.4355 years +1.7%
1985 0.4261 years -2.2%
1986 0.4297 years +0.9%
1987 0.4318 years +0.5%
1988 0.4317 years -0.0%
1989 0.4374 years +1.3%
1990 0.4459 years +1.9%
1991 0.4543 years +1.9%
1992 0.4572 years +0.6%
1993 0.457 years -0.1%
1994 0.4584 years +0.3%
1995 0.4662 years +1.7%
1996 0.4776 years +2.4%
1997 0.4887 years +2.3%
1998 0.5057 years +3.5%
1999 0.5078 years +0.4%
2000 0.5215 years +2.7%
2001 0.503 years -3.6%
2002 0.4729 years -6.0%
2003 0.4313 years -8.8%
2004 0.4637 years +7.5%
2005 0.518 years +11.7%
2006 0.6419 years +23.9%
2007 0.6918 years +7.8%
2008 0.7316 years +5.8%
2009 0.7275 years -0.6%
2010 0.7691 years +5.7%
2011 0.7551 years -1.8%
2012 0.6919 years -8.4%
2013 0.6962 years +0.6%
2014 0.6856 years -1.5%
2015 0.6939 years +1.2%
2016 0.695 years +0.2%
2017 0.7507 years +8.0%
2018 0.7983 years +6.3%
2019 0.8177 years +2.4%
2020 0.8216 years +0.5%
2021 0.7913 years -3.7%
2022 0.8041 years +1.6%
2023 0.8833 years +9.9%
2024 0.9578 years +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4066 years 0.3917 years 0.428 years 10
1980s 0.4299 years 0.4229 years 0.4374 years 10
1990s 0.4719 years 0.4459 years 0.5078 years 10
2000s 0.5703 years 0.4313 years 0.7316 years 10
2010s 0.7353 years 0.6856 years 0.8177 years 10
2020s 0.8516 years 0.7913 years 0.9578 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

  1. 138 Madagascar 1.25 years compare
  2. 139 Ethiopia 1.25 years compare
  3. 140 Tunisia 1.23 years compare
  4. 141 Palestine, State of 1.18 years compare
  5. 142 Bangladesh 1.15 years compare
  6. 143 Cambodia 1.13 years compare
  7. 144 Indonesia 1.12 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan was 0.9578 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.9578 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3917 years in 1973.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 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