School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in IBRD only

IBRD only: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.93 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.93 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.93 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.3158 years
in 1973
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in IBRD only, 1970–2019

0.511.52197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in IBRD only is 1.93 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in IBRD only peaked at 1.93 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3158 years, in 1973.

IBRD only ranks 19th 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, male in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in IBRD only, 1970 to 2019.
Year years Change
1970 0.329 years
1971 0.3206 years -2.6%
1972 0.3164 years -1.3%
1973 0.3158 years -0.2%
1974 0.3192 years +1.1%
1975 0.3392 years +6.3%
1976 0.3978 years +17.3%
1977 0.5166 years +29.9%
1978 0.4683 years -9.3%
1979 0.4689 years +0.1%
1980 0.4941 years +5.4%
1981 0.5374 years +8.8%
1982 0.5376 years +0.0%
1983 0.5577 years +3.7%
1984 0.5732 years +2.8%
1985 0.6122 years +6.8%
1986 0.6456 years +5.5%
1987 0.6679 years +3.5%
1988 0.6972 years +4.4%
1989 0.6984 years +0.2%
1990 0.6886 years -1.4%
1991 0.6884 years -0.0%
1992 0.7048 years +2.4%
1993 0.7133 years +1.2%
1994 0.7143 years +0.1%
1995 0.719 years +0.7%
1996 0.731 years +1.7%
1997 0.7389 years +1.1%
1998 0.7816 years +5.8%
1999 0.8204 years +5.0%
2000 0.8791 years +7.2%
2001 0.9018 years +2.6%
2002 0.91 years +0.9%
2003 0.9503 years +4.4%
2004 0.9969 years +4.9%
2005 1.05 years +4.8%
2006 1.12 years +6.9%
2007 1.18 years +5.9%
2008 1.25 years +5.7%
2009 1.32 years +5.3%
2010 1.37 years +4.4%
2011 1.45 years +5.4%
2012 1.55 years +7.4%
2013 1.63 years +4.8%
2014 1.7 years +4.4%
2015 1.76 years +3.5%
2016 1.82 years +3.5%
2017 1.88 years +3.0%
2018 1.9 years +1.4%
2019 1.93 years +1.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in IBRD only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +29.9% 0.3978 years 0.5166 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3792 years 0.3158 years 0.5166 years 10
1980s 0.6021 years 0.4941 years 0.6984 years 10
1990s 0.73 years 0.6884 years 0.8204 years 10
2000s 1.06 years 0.8791 years 1.32 years 10
2010s 1.7 years 1.37 years 1.93 years 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 16 Bulgaria 3.21 years compare
  2. 17 France 3.19 years compare
  3. 18 Peru 3.18 years compare
  4. 19 Austria 3.12 years compare
  5. 20 Belarus 3.03 years compare
  6. 21 Denmark 3.02 years compare
  7. 22 Hong Kong 2.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in IBRD only?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in IBRD only was 1.93 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 1.93 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3158 years in 1973.
How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
IBRD only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this IBRD only data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.