School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.54 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Low & middle income is 1.54 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 1.54 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3029 years, in 1973.
That places Low & middle income 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3553 years | 0.3029 years | 0.4642 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5426 years | 0.4505 years | 0.6263 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6454 years | 0.6188 years | 0.6957 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8599 years | 0.7407 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 years | 1.1 years | 1.54 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 90.6% (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9888 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Low & middle income was 1.54 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3029 years in 1973.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.