School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.21 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.21 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.33 years
in 2018
All-time low
8.19 years
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 8.21 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 8.33 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.19 years, in 2023.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.23 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.25 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.29 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.27 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.25 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.22 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.21 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.23 years | 8.23 years | 8.23 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.28 years | 8.24 years | 8.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3 years | 8.26 years | 8.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.22 years | 8.19 years | 8.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 131 Zimbabwe 8.5 years compare
- 132 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.48 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 8.45 years compare
- 134 Comoros 8.44 years compare
- 135 Mongolia 8.44 years compare
- 136 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.44 years compare
- 137 Tajikistan 8.43 years compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 8.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.33 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 years in 2023.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release