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

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

Latest (2024)
2.2 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
50th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.21 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.5715 years
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024

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

0.511.521983200320241983: 0.571 years1984: 0.585 years1985: 0.636 years1986: 0.67 years1987: 0.702 years1988: 0.767 years1989: 0.776 years1990: 0.769 years1991: 0.763 years1992: 0.812 years1993: 0.858 years1994: 0.886 years1995: 0.922 years1996: 0.974 years1997: 1 years1998: 1.1 years1999: 1.1 years2000: 1.1 years2001: 1.1 years2002: 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: 1.5 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: 2.2 years2024: 2.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 2.2 years.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 2.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5715 years, in 1983.

That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 50th 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, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1983 to 2024.
Year years Change
1983 0.5715 years
1984 0.5846 years +2.3%
1985 0.636 years +8.8%
1986 0.6701 years +5.4%
1987 0.7022 years +4.8%
1988 0.7669 years +9.2%
1989 0.7765 years +1.2%
1990 0.7687 years -1.0%
1991 0.763 years -0.7%
1992 0.812 years +6.4%
1993 0.8575 years +5.6%
1994 0.8862 years +3.3%
1995 0.9218 years +4.0%
1996 0.9738 years +5.7%
1997 1.02 years +4.5%
1998 1.07 years +5.0%
1999 1.07 years +0.2%
2000 1.06 years -0.5%
2001 1.06 years -0.4%
2002 1.02 years -4.0%
2003 1.05 years +3.4%
2004 1.08 years +2.6%
2005 1.11 years +3.2%
2006 1.18 years +5.6%
2007 1.26 years +7.0%
2008 1.3 years +3.7%
2009 1.36 years +4.3%
2010 1.41 years +3.7%
2011 1.52 years +7.9%
2012 1.69 years +10.8%
2013 1.78 years +5.3%
2014 1.85 years +4.2%
2015 1.9 years +2.8%
2016 1.97 years +3.6%
2017 2 years +1.6%
2018 2.07 years +3.1%
2019 2.11 years +2.2%
2020 2.12 years +0.5%
2021 2.17 years +2.3%
2022 2.18 years +0.2%
2023 2.21 years +1.6%
2024 2.2 years -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6725 years 0.5715 years 0.7765 years 7
1990s 0.9139 years 0.763 years 1.07 years 10
2000s 1.15 years 1.02 years 1.36 years 10
2010s 1.83 years 1.41 years 2.11 years 10
2020s 2.18 years 2.12 years 2.21 years 5

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

  1. 47 Cyprus 2.84 years compare
  2. 48 Viet Nam 2.82 years compare
  3. 49 Peru 2.8 years compare
  4. 50 Netherlands 2.77 years compare
  5. 51 Monaco 2.75 years compare
  6. 52 Serbia 2.73 years compare
  7. 53 Grenada 2.72 years compare

See the full ranking of 426 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 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, male 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, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5715 years in 1983.
How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,939 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release