School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.2 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 2.2 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1887 years, in 1974.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1906 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.1887 years | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1999 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3006 years | +50.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5139 years | +70.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4 years | -22.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3899 years | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4489 years | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5576 years | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5521 years | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5698 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5826 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.624 years | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6641 years | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.699 years | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7577 years | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7652 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.755 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7616 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8053 years | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8509 years | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8801 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9152 years | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9679 years | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.06 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.05 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1 years | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.04 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.15 years | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.23 years | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.28 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.34 years | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.39 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5 years | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.68 years | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 1.77 years | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.85 years | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.89 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.96 years | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.05 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.17 years | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.21 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2 years | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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 | +70.9% | 0.3006 years | 0.5139 years |
| 1976 | +50.4% | 0.1999 years | 0.3006 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3119 years | 0.1887 years | 0.5139 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6221 years | 0.4489 years | 0.7652 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9069 years | 0.755 years | 1.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 years | 1 years | 1.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 years | 1.39 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 years | 2.11 years | 2.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 2.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1887 years in 1974.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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