School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.9093 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA total, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA total stood at 0.9093 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 0.9093 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3515 years, in 1973.
That places IDA total 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3733 years | 0.3515 years | 0.4074 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4598 years | 0.4177 years | 0.5037 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4869 years | 0.4654 years | 0.509 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5025 years | 0.4271 years | 0.6063 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7905 years | 0.6312 years | 0.9093 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 30 Uruguay 2.85 years compare
- 31 San Marino 2.83 years compare
- 32 Italy 2.81 years compare
- 33 South Korea 2.81 years compare
- 34 Slovenia 2.77 years compare
- 35 Croatia 2.77 years compare
- 36 Luxembourg 2.76 years compare
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.5% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 0.9657 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA total?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in IDA total was 0.9093 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9093 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3515 years in 1973.
- How does IDA total rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.