School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.31 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.31 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.4 years
in 2018
All-time low
5.23 years
in 2014
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 5.31 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 5.4 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.23 years, in 2014.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.24 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.25 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.25 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.23 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.37 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.31 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.24 years | 5.24 years | 5.24 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.26 years | 5.24 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 years | 5.23 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 years | 5.31 years | 5.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 175 Honduras 4.74 years compare
- 176 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.69 years compare
- 177 San Marino 4.61 years compare
- 178 Burkina Faso 4.61 years compare
- 179 Mongolia 4.6 years compare
- 180 Sudan 4.55 years compare
- 181 Senegal 4.54 years compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.57 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 5.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 years in 2014.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release