School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia is 8.97 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 9.12 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.09 years, in 1995.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 69th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.12 years | — |
| 1995 | 8.09 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.2 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.35 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.47 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.81 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.78 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.78 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.93 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.97 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2 years | 8.09 years | 8.35 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.81 years | 8.36 years | 9.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.93 years | 8.78 years | 9.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.94 years | 8.91 years | 8.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 8.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.12 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 years in 1995.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-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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February 2026 Data Release