School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.24 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.24 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.25 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.6535 years
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1983–2024

0.511.522.51983200320241983: 0.654 years1984: 0.664 years1985: 0.691 years1986: 0.73 years1987: 0.771 years1988: 0.819 years1989: 0.821 years1990: 0.806 years1991: 0.822 years1992: 0.861 years1993: 0.904 years1994: 0.931 years1995: 0.972 years1996: 1 years1997: 1.1 years1998: 1.1 years1999: 1.1 years2000: 1.1 years2001: 1.1 years2002: 1.1 years2003: 1.1 years2004: 1.1 years2005: 1.1 years2006: 1.2 years2007: 1.3 years2008: 1.3 years2009: 1.4 years2010: 1.4 years2011: 1.6 years2012: 1.7 years2013: 1.8 years2014: 1.9 years2015: 1.9 years2016: 2 years2017: 2 years2018: 2.1 years2019: 2.1 years2020: 2.1 years2021: 2.2 years2022: 2.2 years2023: 2.3 years2024: 2.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 2.24 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 2.25 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6535 years, in 1983.

That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1983 to 2024.
Year years Change
1983 0.6535 years
1984 0.6636 years +1.5%
1985 0.6907 years +4.1%
1986 0.7296 years +5.6%
1987 0.771 years +5.7%
1988 0.8187 years +6.2%
1989 0.821 years +0.3%
1990 0.806 years -1.8%
1991 0.8223 years +2.0%
1992 0.8611 years +4.7%
1993 0.9038 years +5.0%
1994 0.9308 years +3.0%
1995 0.9716 years +4.4%
1996 1.02 years +5.5%
1997 1.06 years +3.7%
1998 1.12 years +5.3%
1999 1.11 years -0.8%
2000 1.11 years -0.3%
2001 1.11 years +0.3%
2002 1.06 years -4.8%
2003 1.09 years +3.2%
2004 1.12 years +2.7%
2005 1.15 years +2.5%
2006 1.19 years +4.0%
2007 1.27 years +6.1%
2008 1.32 years +4.4%
2009 1.38 years +4.1%
2010 1.44 years +4.8%
2011 1.55 years +7.5%
2012 1.73 years +11.5%
2013 1.82 years +5.4%
2014 1.89 years +3.7%
2015 1.93 years +1.9%
2016 1.99 years +3.0%
2017 2.02 years +1.6%
2018 2.08 years +3.0%
2019 2.13 years +2.2%
2020 2.14 years +0.9%
2021 2.2 years +2.6%
2022 2.21 years +0.5%
2023 2.25 years +1.7%
2024 2.24 years -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7354 years 0.6535 years 0.821 years 7
1990s 0.9613 years 0.806 years 1.12 years 10
2000s 1.18 years 1.06 years 1.38 years 10
2010s 1.86 years 1.44 years 2.13 years 10
2020s 2.21 years 2.14 years 2.25 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

  1. 33 New Caledonia 2.95 years compare
  2. 34 San Marino 2.94 years compare
  3. 35 Spain 2.93 years compare
  4. 36 Norway 2.92 years compare
  5. 37 French Polynesia 2.91 years compare
  6. 38 Albania 2.9 years compare
  7. 39 Denmark 2.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 426 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 2.24 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.25 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6535 years in 1983.
How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,947 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release