School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 15.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.89 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.89 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.1 years
in 1982
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 15.89 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 15.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1 years, in 1982.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.26 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.62 years | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 8.05 years | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 8.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 7.8 years | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 7.38 years | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 7.31 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 7.1 years | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 7.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 7.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 7.66 years | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 8.1 years | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 8.23 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 8.45 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 8.33 years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 8.23 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.63 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 8.92 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 9.16 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.28 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 9.7 years | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 10.03 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 10.25 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.52 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.82 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 11.26 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.66 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 11.99 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.31 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.65 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.01 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.45 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.95 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14.67 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.55 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 15.74 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.89 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.78 years | 7.26 years | 8.18 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.7 years | 7.1 years | 8.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.72 years | 8.23 years | 9.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.45 years | 10.03 years | 13.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.86 years | 13.12 years | 14.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5 years | 15 years | 15.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 15.89 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?
- The highest recorded value was 15.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 years in 1982.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release