School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): 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
49th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.21 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.5713 years
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) stood at 2.2 years.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5713 years, in 1983.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 49th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.5713 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.5844 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6358 years | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6699 years | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.702 years | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7668 years | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7763 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7685 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7628 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8119 years | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8573 years | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8861 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9216 years | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9737 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 | -0.5% |
| 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 | +4.3% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6724 years | 0.5713 years | 0.7763 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9137 years | 0.7628 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 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, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 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, male 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, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5713 years in 1983.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release