School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) was 1.46 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lower middle income stood at 1.46 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 1.46 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2492 years, in 1971.
Lower middle income ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2502 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2492 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2527 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2559 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2638 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2807 years | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2906 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3029 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3179 years | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3246 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3415 years | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3356 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3348 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3413 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3471 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.355 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3665 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3807 years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3799 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3795 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3811 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3772 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3714 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.381 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3862 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3876 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3924 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4337 years | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4723 years | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5136 years | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5457 years | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.572 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6121 years | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6721 years | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.734 years | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8197 years | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8832 years | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9326 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9873 years | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 years | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.19 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.26 years | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 years | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.27 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.38 years | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.44 years | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.46 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2789 years | 0.2492 years | 0.3246 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3552 years | 0.3348 years | 0.3807 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3962 years | 0.3714 years | 0.4723 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7272 years | 0.5136 years | 0.9873 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 years | 1.05 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 2,410 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 534.67 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lower middle income was 1.46 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2492 years in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.