School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in AIMS: East Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
AIMS: East Asia recorded 9 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 9.22 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.69 years, in 1994.
That places AIMS: East Asia 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.69 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.69 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.86 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.01 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.21 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 8.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.44 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.58 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.7 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.06 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.1 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.87 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.96 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 9 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.91 years | 7.69 years | 8.21 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.83 years | 8.29 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 8.84 years | 9.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.96 years | 8.93 years | 9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in AIMS: East Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in AIMS: East Asia was 9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.22 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 years in 1994.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release