School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.61 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 13.61 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 13.61 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.66 years, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.66 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.97 years | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 7.27 years | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 7.67 years | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 7.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.89 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 8.15 years | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 8.45 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 8.61 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.43 years | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 8.22 years | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 8.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 8.06 years | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 8.02 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 8.32 years | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 8.56 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 8.75 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 8.87 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 8.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 8.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 9.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.16 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.76 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.06 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.35 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.58 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.85 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.03 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 11.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.49 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 11.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.9 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.42 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.92 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.61 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.78 years | 6.66 years | 8.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.39 years | 8.02 years | 8.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2 years | 8.83 years | 9.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.92 years | 10.06 years | 11.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.83 years | 12.11 years | 13.61 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 15 Argentina 17.65 years compare
- 16 Slovenia 17.6 years compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.45 years compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.25 years compare
- 19 Hong Kong, China 17.22 years compare
- 20 Germany 16.93 years compare
- 21 Uruguay 16.84 years compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 13.61 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.61 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.66 years in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.