School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 2.9 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 2.9 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 2.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1412 years, in 1974.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1422 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.1412 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1478 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2775 years | +87.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5588 years | +101.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3956 years | -29.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3746 years | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4321 years | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5841 years | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5689 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6049 years | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6177 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.675 years | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.727 years | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7917 years | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8585 years | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8633 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8443 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8472 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9126 years | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.969 years | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9964 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.07 years | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 1.16 years | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.22 years | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3 years | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.28 years | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2 years | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.26 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.28 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.35 years | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.43 years | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.48 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.55 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.67 years | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.83 years | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 2.04 years | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.14 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.23 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3 years | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.37 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.43 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.48 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.58 years | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.69 years | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.79 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.86 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.9 years | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in MDG: Eastern Asia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +101.4% | 0.2775 years | 0.5588 years |
| 1976 | +87.8% | 0.1478 years | 0.2775 years |
| 1978 | -29.2% | 0.5588 years | 0.3956 years |
| 1981 | +35.2% | 0.4321 years | 0.5841 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2911 years | 0.1412 years | 0.5588 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6723 years | 0.4321 years | 0.8633 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 years | 0.8443 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 years | 1.2 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 years | 1.67 years | 2.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 years | 2.61 years | 2.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia was 2.9 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1412 years in 1974.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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