School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6576 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6576 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
40th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.6576 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.1938 years
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019

0.20.30.40.50.60.7197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.6576 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.6576 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1938 years, in 1970.

That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2032 years 0.1938 years 0.2212 years 10
1980s 0.2372 years 0.2279 years 0.252 years 10
1990s 0.2619 years 0.2552 years 0.2763 years 10
2000s 0.3531 years 0.2977 years 0.4518 years 10
2010s 0.5802 years 0.4504 years 0.6576 years 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 37 Macao 2.72 years compare
  2. 38 Portugal 2.72 years compare
  3. 39 Solomon Islands 2.69 years compare
  4. 40 China 2.67 years compare
  5. 41 Netherlands 2.67 years compare
  6. 42 Romania 2.65 years compare
  7. 43 Maldives 2.58 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.6576 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6576 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1938 years in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.