School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.55 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.55 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.28 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific is 11.55 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 11.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.28 years, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 65th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.28 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.62 years | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 7.96 years | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 8.11 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 7.88 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 7.64 years | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 7.6 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.54 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 7.66 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.78 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8.06 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 8.33 years | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 8.45 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 8.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 8.53 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 8.38 years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 8.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 8.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 8.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 9.08 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 9.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.44 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 9.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.74 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9.87 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.02 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.24 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 10.4 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.55 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 10.78 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.21 years | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.55 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.77 years | 7.28 years | 8.11 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.02 years | 7.54 years | 8.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.75 years | 8.38 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.33 years | 9.63 years | 11.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 years | 11.15 years | 11.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.49 years | 11.4 years | 11.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 62 Brazil 12.5 years compare
- 63 Estonia 12.49 years compare
- 64 Morocco 12.44 years compare
- 65 Costa Rica 12.43 years compare
- 66 Brunei Darussalam 12.38 years compare
- 67 South Africa 12.36 years compare
- 68 Greece 12.34 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 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 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 11.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 years in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release