School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.29 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4652 years
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 1.29 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4652 years, in 1972.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 125th 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 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.4652 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.4655 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.482 years | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5021 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5258 years | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5478 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5665 years | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5873 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6014 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6135 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6385 years | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6539 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6772 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6884 years | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7105 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7356 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.761 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7612 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7642 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7672 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.771 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7626 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7587 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7628 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7712 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7787 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.794 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7812 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7827 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7229 years | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5472 years | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4932 years | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5291 years | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5807 years | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7235 years | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7975 years | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8685 years | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8415 years | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9002 years | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9989 years | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.963 years | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9634 years | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9872 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.14 years | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2 years | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.22 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.27 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.29 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5178 years | 0.4652 years | 0.5873 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6841 years | 0.6014 years | 0.7612 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7712 years | 0.7587 years | 0.794 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6887 years | 0.4932 years | 0.8685 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 years | 0.9002 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 years | 1.23 years | 1.29 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 122 Bahrain 1.53 years compare
- 123 Cook Islands 1.51 years compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 1.49 years compare
- 125 Zimbabwe 1.48 years compare
- 126 North Macedonia 1.44 years compare
- 127 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.43 years compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 1.42 years compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.29 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4652 years in 1972.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release