School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.01 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia is 6.01 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 6.28 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.48 years, in 1974.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 37th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.03 years | 4.48 years | 5.46 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.53 years | 5.03 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 years | 5.43 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.14 years | 5.83 years | 6.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 5.87 years | 6.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 5.98 years | 6.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 34 Madagascar 6.82 years compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 6.81 years compare
- 36 Peru 6.78 years compare
- 37 Togo 6.78 years compare
- 38 Mauritania 6.71 years compare
- 39 Tonga 6.7 years compare
- 40 Tanzania 6.63 years compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 6.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 years in 1974.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 37th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release