School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.02 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
48th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.23 years
in 2011
All-time low
7.71 years
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific stood at 9.02 years.
That represents a change of 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 9.23 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.71 years, in 1994.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 48th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.71 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.87 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.03 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.22 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 8.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.45 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.59 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.86 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.06 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.15 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.21 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.12 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.89 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.86 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.97 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.95 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.02 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.93 years | 7.71 years | 8.22 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.84 years | 8.3 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.02 years | 8.86 years | 9.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 years | 8.95 years | 9.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific
- 45 Papua New Guinea 9.91 years compare
- 46 Uruguay 9.89 years compare
- 47 New Zealand 9.87 years compare
- 48 Naoero 9.86 years compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 9.85 years compare
- 50 Iceland 9.82 years compare
- 51 Albania 9.78 years compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1638 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 9.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 years in 1994.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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