School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.28 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 11.28 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 11.28 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.95 years, in 1975.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.95 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.31 years | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 7.59 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 7.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 7.52 years | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 7.32 years | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 7.21 years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 7.03 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 7.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 7.35 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 7.63 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 7.86 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 8.09 years | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 8.06 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.02 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 8.21 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 8.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.45 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 8.61 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 8.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 8.95 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 9.22 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.36 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.51 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.74 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.91 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 10.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.66 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.77 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.97 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.13 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.28 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.42 years | 6.95 years | 7.73 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.47 years | 7.02 years | 8.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.44 years | 8.02 years | 8.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.84 years | 9.22 years | 10.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.92 years | 10.75 years | 11.28 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 11.28 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.28 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.95 years in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.