School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 6.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.01 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
37th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.28 years
in 2008
All-time low
4.48 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.56 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.48 years | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.05 years | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 5.46 years | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 5.39 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.17 years | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 5.08 years | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 5.03 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 5.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 5.07 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 5.31 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.63 years | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 6 years | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 5.98 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.11 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 5.89 years | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 5.78 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 5.69 years | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.58 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.48 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.43 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.72 years | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.83 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.94 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 6.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.24 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.19 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.16 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9 years | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.87 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.98 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.01 years | +0.5% |
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 Trinidad and Tobago 6.86 years compare
- 35 Vanuatu 6.83 years compare
- 36 Madagascar 6.82 years compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 6.81 years compare
- 38 Peru 6.78 years compare
- 39 Togo 6.78 years compare
- 40 Mauritania 6.71 years compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 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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February 2026 Data Release