Japan vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Japan
15.36 years
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
14.62 years
in 2024
Japan rank
68th
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
70th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Japan
  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
051015199920112024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 15.36 years against 14.62 years in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 0.74 years.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 68th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 70th of 179 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Difference Ahead
2010s 15.21 years 14.29 years 0.9193 years Japan
2020s 15.31 years 14.45 years 0.8586 years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Japan or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Japan, at 15.36 years against 14.62 years in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Japan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
0.74 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Japan and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Japan ranks 68th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 70th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release