School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 8.86 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 9.32 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.92 years, in 1995.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 81st 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, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.97 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.92 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.98 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.22 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 8.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.45 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.57 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.89 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.26 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 9.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 9.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.17 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.99 years | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.57 years | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 8.53 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.81 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.86 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.04 years | 7.92 years | 8.22 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.92 years | 8.28 years | 9.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 years | 8.53 years | 9.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 years | 8.8 years | 8.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia was 8.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.32 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 years in 1995.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release