School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only
IDA only: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6961 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 0.6961 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 0.6961 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1448 years, in 1972.
That places IDA only 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1449 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.1448 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1451 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.156 years | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1688 years | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1813 years | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1941 years | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2063 years | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2183 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2327 years | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2414 years | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2519 years | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2622 years | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2728 years | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2862 years | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.299 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3136 years | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3269 years | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3248 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3254 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3237 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3191 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3148 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3097 years | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3074 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3059 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3049 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.304 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2973 years | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3075 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3071 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3049 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3036 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3102 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3286 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3506 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3651 years | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4 years | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4281 years | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4379 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4955 years | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5562 years | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5875 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6049 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6309 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.667 years | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6958 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6917 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6961 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1733 years | 0.1448 years | 0.2183 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2811 years | 0.2327 years | 0.3269 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3112 years | 0.2973 years | 0.3254 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3406 years | 0.3036 years | 0.4281 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6063 years | 0.4379 years | 0.6961 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More reference data data for IDA only
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.63 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.87 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.2 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.04 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.34 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.0% (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7683 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.47 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only was 0.6961 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6961 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1448 years in 1972.
- How does IDA only rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- IDA only ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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
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.