School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.14 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in United Kingdom, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in United Kingdom is 2.14 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in United Kingdom peaked at 2.21 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6829 years, in 1976.
That places United Kingdom 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6829 years | 0.6829 years | 0.6829 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9726 years | 0.906 years | 1.05 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.23 years | 1.01 years | 1.54 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.5 years | 1.19 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 years | 1.6 years | 2.21 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.19 years compare
- 64 United States 2.15 years compare
- 66 Aruba 2.14 years compare
- 67 Liechtenstein 2.11 years compare
- 68 Venezuela 2.07 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in United Kingdom?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in United Kingdom was 2.14 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6829 years in 1976.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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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.