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

SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7229 years in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7229 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7229 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1452 years
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 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 0.7229 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.7229 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1452 years, in 1972.

SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 177th 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 0.1724 years 0.1452 years 0.2116 years 8
1980s 0.2718 years 0.2249 years 0.3155 years 10
1990s 0.2867 years 0.27 years 0.3053 years 10
2000s 0.3037 years 0.2673 years 0.3737 years 10
2010s 0.5576 years 0.3885 years 0.6618 years 10
2020s 0.6955 years 0.66 years 0.7229 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries

  1. 174 Algeria 0.608 years compare
  2. 175 Egypt 0.608 years compare
  3. 176 Burundi 0.5424 years compare
  4. 177 Guinea 0.5117 years compare
  5. 178 Uganda 0.4517 years compare
  6. 179 Tajikistan 0.4161 years compare
  7. 180 Benin 0.4094 years compare

See the full ranking of 426 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.7229 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
The highest recorded value was 0.7229 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1452 years in 1972.
How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,939 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release