School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.44 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.48 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.9548 years
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 1.44 years.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 1.48 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9548 years, in 1983.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.9548 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.9555 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9663 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9709 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9869 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9944 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9873 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 years | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.13 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.17 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.19 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.21 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.23 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.28 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.34 years | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.36 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.39 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.42 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.48 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 years | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.35 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.43 years | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.44 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9773 years | 0.9548 years | 1 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.03 years | 0.9873 years | 1.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 years | 1.05 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 years | 1.23 years | 1.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 years | 1.35 years | 1.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 104 Antigua and Barbuda 1.79 years compare
- 105 Vanuatu 1.79 years compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 1.78 years compare
- 107 New Zealand 1.76 years compare
- 108 Seychelles 1.76 years compare
- 109 India 1.7 years compare
- 110 Armenia 1.69 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 374.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 1.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9548 years in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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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February 2026 Data Release