School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.94 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.37 years
in 2008
All-time low
7.69 years
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 8.94 years.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 9.37 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.69 years, in 1995.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.7 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.85 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.9 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 8.16 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 8.25 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.45 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.59 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.93 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.14 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.31 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 9.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.35 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.31 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.23 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.07 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.64 years | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 8.59 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.87 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.94 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.87 years | 7.69 years | 8.16 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.94 years | 8.25 years | 9.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 years | 8.59 years | 9.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.89 years | 8.87 years | 8.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -11.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia was 8.94 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.37 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 years in 1995.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 78th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release