School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: North America and Western Europe is 2.52 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 2.52 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2 years, in 1999.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.2 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.26 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.31 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.28 years | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.41 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.29 years | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.32 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.35 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.41 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.45 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.42 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.31 years | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.51 years | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 2.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.52 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 years | 2.2 years | 2.2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3 years | 2.2 years | 2.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 years | 2.35 years | 2.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 years | 2.31 years | 2.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 2.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 years in 1999.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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