School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 2.45 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 2.51 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.24 years, in 1999.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.24 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.33 years | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.41 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.48 years | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.53 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.58 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3 years | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 2.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.45 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.45 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.48 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.47 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.45 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.44 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.45 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 years | 1.24 years | 1.24 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.41 years | 1.25 years | 1.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 years | 2.3 years | 2.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 years | 2.44 years | 2.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 2.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release