School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries

UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.99 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.21 years
in 2011
All-time low
7.6 years
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1994–2024

02468101994200920241994: 7.6 years1995: 7.6 years1996: 7.8 years1997: 7.9 years1998: 7.9 years1999: 8.1 years2000: 8.2 years2001: 8.4 years2002: 8.5 years2003: 8.7 years2004: 8.8 years2005: 8.9 years2006: 9 years2007: 9.1 years2008: 9.1 years2009: 9.1 years2010: 9.2 years2011: 9.2 years2012: 9.2 years2013: 9.1 years2014: 8.8 years2015: 8.8 years2016: 8.8 years2017: 8.9 years2018: 8.9 years2019: 8.9 years2020: 9 years2021: 8.9 years2022: 8.9 years2023: 8.9 years2024: 9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 8.99 years, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 9.21 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.6 years, in 1994.

That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 58th 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, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1994 to 2024.
Year years Change
1994 7.6 years
1995 7.61 years +0.1%
1996 7.78 years +2.3%
1997 7.93 years +1.9%
1998 7.93 years +0.0%
1999 8.14 years +2.6%
2000 8.22 years +1.0%
2001 8.38 years +2.0%
2002 8.53 years +1.7%
2003 8.66 years +1.5%
2004 8.81 years +1.8%
2005 8.91 years +1.1%
2006 9.03 years +1.4%
2007 9.13 years +1.0%
2008 9.11 years -0.2%
2009 9.13 years +0.2%
2010 9.18 years +0.5%
2011 9.21 years +0.3%
2012 9.18 years -0.3%
2013 9.09 years -1.1%
2014 8.84 years -2.6%
2015 8.82 years -0.3%
2016 8.83 years +0.1%
2017 8.89 years +0.7%
2018 8.9 years +0.1%
2019 8.91 years +0.1%
2020 8.96 years +0.6%
2021 8.94 years -0.2%
2022 8.94 years +0.0%
2023 8.92 years -0.3%
2024 8.99 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.83 years 7.6 years 8.14 years 6
2000s 8.79 years 8.22 years 9.13 years 10
2010s 8.98 years 8.82 years 9.21 years 10
2020s 8.95 years 8.92 years 8.99 years 5

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

  1. 55 Lesotho 9.68 years compare
  2. 56 Belize 9.68 years compare
  3. 57 Costa Rica 9.66 years compare
  4. 58 Saint Lucia 9.61 years compare
  5. 59 Uzbekistan 9.59 years compare
  6. 60 Cape Verde 9.56 years compare
  7. 61 Myanmar 9.55 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 8.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 9.21 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6 years in 1994.
How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release