School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6598 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 0.6598 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 0.6605 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1565 years, in 1972.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 | 0.186 years | 0.1565 years | 0.2303 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2834 years | 0.2437 years | 0.3183 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2993 years | 0.2871 years | 0.3121 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3231 years | 0.2882 years | 0.389 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5701 years | 0.3989 years | 0.6605 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 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
- 41 Netherlands 2.67 years compare
- 42 Romania 2.65 years compare
More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Least developed countries: UN classification was 0.6598 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6605 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1565 years in 1972.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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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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.