School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.45 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
69th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.45 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.59 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) stood at 11.45 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 11.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.59 years, in 1975.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 69th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.59 years | — |
| 1976 | 8.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 9.08 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 9.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.97 years | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 8.64 years | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 8.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 8.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 8.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 9.1 years | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 9.32 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 9.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.5 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.29 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 9.12 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 9.06 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 9.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.04 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.94 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.43 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 9.57 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.77 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.09 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.21 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 10.93 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.05 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.99 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.92 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.45 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.92 years | 8.59 years | 9.22 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.98 years | 8.6 years | 9.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.12 years | 8.94 years | 9.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.17 years | 9.57 years | 10.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.07 years | 10.92 years | 11.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.35 years | 11.23 years | 11.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 11.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 years in 1975.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release