School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 2.91 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 2.91 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 2.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2322 years, in 1974.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 10th 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2351 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.2322 years | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2431 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3701 years | +52.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6422 years | +73.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4921 years | -23.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4813 years | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5402 years | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6913 years | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.677 years | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7066 years | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7163 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7672 years | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8103 years | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8807 years | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9397 years | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9405 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9172 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9162 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9814 years | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.03 years | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.06 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.14 years | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.23 years | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.29 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.37 years | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.36 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.35 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.28 years | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.32 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.43 years | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.51 years | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.56 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.73 years | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.88 years | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.08 years | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 2.18 years | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.25 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.33 years | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.39 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.45 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6 years | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.63 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7 years | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.79 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.86 years | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.91 years | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in SDG: 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 | +73.5% | 0.3701 years | 0.6422 years |
| 1976 | +52.3% | 0.2431 years | 0.3701 years |
| 1981 | +28.0% | 0.5402 years | 0.6913 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3852 years | 0.2322 years | 0.6422 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.767 years | 0.5402 years | 0.9405 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 years | 0.9162 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 years | 1.28 years | 1.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 years | 1.73 years | 2.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 years | 2.63 years | 2.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 2.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2322 years in 1974.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: 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