School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.74 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.35 years
in 1985
All-time low
4.95 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 5.74 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 6.35 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.95 years, in 1973.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 98th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.01 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 4.95 years | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.1 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5.24 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.37 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.56 years | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 5.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.75 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 5.86 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 6.04 years | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 6.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 6.29 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 6.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.26 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.09 years | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 6.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.15 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.14 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.07 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.06 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.27 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.32 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.22 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.13 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.09 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.01 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.91 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.79 years | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.62 years | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.74 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.19 years | 4.95 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.16 years | 5.75 years | 6.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 years | 6.09 years | 6.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.08 years | 6 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.07 years | 5.62 years | 6.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 years | 5.63 years | 5.74 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.74 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 years in 1973.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release