MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) vs Tajikistan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
8.21 years
in 2024
Tajikistan
8.43 years
in 2017
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
134th
Tajikistan rank
137th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 8.43 years against 8.21 years in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 134th and Tajikistan ranks 137th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 8.23 years 7.84 years 0.3951 years MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
2000s 8.28 years 8.33 years 0.0448 years Tajikistan
2010s 8.3 years 8.44 years 0.1393 years Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 8.43 years against 8.21 years in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Tajikistan?
0.22 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Tajikistan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Tajikistan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 134th and Tajikistan ranks 137th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release