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.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only

Name: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA only
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

IDA only: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6961 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.6961 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

37th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.6961 years

in 2019

All-time low

0.1448 years

in 1972

Years of data

1971–2019

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.

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

34 Slovenia 2.77 years compare
35 Croatia 2.77 years compare
36 Luxembourg 2.76 years compare
37 Macao 2.72 years compare
38 Portugal 2.72 years compare
39 Solomon Islands 2.69 years compare
40 China 2.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for IDA only

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.63 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 28.87 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 progr 95.0% (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 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)

All data for IDA only →

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

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: 07 August 2026

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.