School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (pre-primary) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (pre-primary) was 0.6612 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Least developed countries, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Least developed countries is 0.6612 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Least developed countries peaked at 0.6613 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.152 years, in 1972.
Least developed countries ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (pre-primary) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.152 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.1527 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1671 years | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1814 years | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1948 years | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2078 years | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2202 years | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2311 years | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2438 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2549 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2653 years | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2686 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2735 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2801 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2898 years | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2959 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3024 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3019 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3006 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2951 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.297 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2958 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2926 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2926 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2918 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2902 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2901 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2827 years | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2857 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2877 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2871 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2868 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2949 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3229 years | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3399 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3591 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.37 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3866 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4007 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4606 years | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5202 years | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5614 years | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5738 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5942 years | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6338 years | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6613 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6578 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6612 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1884 years | 0.152 years | 0.2311 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2776 years | 0.2438 years | 0.3024 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2928 years | 0.2827 years | 0.3006 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3221 years | 0.2857 years | 0.3866 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5725 years | 0.4007 years | 0.6613 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (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 94.9% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.41 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Least developed countries?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Least developed countries was 0.6612 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6613 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.152 years in 1972.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (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.