School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 14.62 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 14.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.27 years, in 2000.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.37 years | — |
| 2000 | 13.27 years | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.97 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 14.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.09 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 14.36 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.34 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 14.47 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.62 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.37 years | 13.37 years | 13.37 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.74 years | 13.27 years | 14.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.26 years | 14.09 years | 14.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.48 years | 14.4 years | 14.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 67 Mexico 15.48 years compare
- 68 Japan 15.36 years compare
- 69 North Macedonia 15.21 years compare
- 70 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.19 years compare
- 71 Thailand 15.15 years compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.14 years compare
- 73 Tunisia 15.09 years compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 14.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.27 years in 2000.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release