School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.77 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
14.77 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.77 years
in 2013
All-time low
13.96 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 14.77 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 14.77 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.96 years, in 2000.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 59th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.08 years | — |
| 2000 | 13.96 years | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 14.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.73 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.77 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.63 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.49 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.71 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.69 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.69 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.57 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.65 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 14.77 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.08 years | 14.08 years | 14.08 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.39 years | 13.96 years | 14.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.68 years | 14.49 years | 14.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.66 years | 14.6 years | 14.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 14.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.77 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.96 years in 2000.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release