School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries

UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.2 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
45th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.21 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.5684 years
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1983–2024

0.511.521983200320241983: 0.568 years1984: 0.581 years1985: 0.612 years1986: 0.658 years1987: 0.696 years1988: 0.748 years1989: 0.753 years1990: 0.741 years1991: 0.76 years1992: 0.798 years1993: 0.844 years1994: 0.874 years1995: 0.908 years1996: 0.962 years1997: 1 years1998: 1.1 years1999: 1 years2000: 1 years2001: 1 years2002: 0.986 years2003: 1 years2004: 1.1 years2005: 1.1 years2006: 1.1 years2007: 1.2 years2008: 1.3 years2009: 1.3 years2010: 1.4 years2011: 1.5 years2012: 1.7 years2013: 1.8 years2014: 1.8 years2015: 1.9 years2016: 1.9 years2017: 2 years2018: 2 years2019: 2.1 years2020: 2.1 years2021: 2.2 years2022: 2.2 years2023: 2.2 years2024: 2.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 2.2 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 2.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5684 years, in 1983.

That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 45th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1983 to 2024.
Year years Change
1983 0.5684 years
1984 0.5807 years +2.2%
1985 0.6117 years +5.3%
1986 0.658 years +7.6%
1987 0.696 years +5.8%
1988 0.7482 years +7.5%
1989 0.7534 years +0.7%
1990 0.7407 years -1.7%
1991 0.7604 years +2.7%
1992 0.7985 years +5.0%
1993 0.8442 years +5.7%
1994 0.8737 years +3.5%
1995 0.9083 years +4.0%
1996 0.9617 years +5.9%
1997 1 years +4.1%
1998 1.06 years +5.9%
1999 1.05 years -1.0%
2000 1.04 years -0.6%
2001 1.04 years +0.1%
2002 0.9862 years -5.6%
2003 1.02 years +3.5%
2004 1.05 years +3.0%
2005 1.08 years +2.5%
2006 1.13 years +4.5%
2007 1.2 years +6.7%
2008 1.26 years +4.9%
2009 1.32 years +4.6%
2010 1.37 years +3.7%
2011 1.48 years +8.4%
2012 1.67 years +12.8%
2013 1.77 years +5.7%
2014 1.84 years +3.9%
2015 1.88 years +2.1%
2016 1.94 years +3.4%
2017 1.97 years +1.7%
2018 2.04 years +3.3%
2019 2.08 years +2.3%
2020 2.1 years +0.9%
2021 2.16 years +2.9%
2022 2.17 years +0.4%
2023 2.21 years +1.8%
2024 2.2 years -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6595 years 0.5684 years 0.7534 years 7
1990s 0.8998 years 0.7407 years 1.06 years 10
2000s 1.11 years 0.9862 years 1.32 years 10
2010s 1.8 years 1.37 years 2.08 years 10
2020s 2.17 years 2.1 years 2.21 years 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries

  1. 42 Slovenia 2.87 years compare
  2. 43 Republic of Korea 2.87 years compare
  3. 44 Italy 2.86 years compare
  4. 45 Viet Nam 2.85 years compare
  5. 46 Netherlands 2.82 years compare
  6. 47 Peru 2.81 years compare
  7. 48 Cyprus 2.78 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 2.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 2.21 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5684 years in 1983.
How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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