School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 15.87 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.87 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.87 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.53 years
in 1982
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 15.87 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 15.87 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.53 years, in 1982.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.58 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.92 years | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 8.34 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 8.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 8.13 years | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 7.75 years | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 7.72 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 7.53 years | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 7.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.71 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8.07 years | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 8.48 years | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 8.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.78 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.69 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 8.58 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 8.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 8.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 8.92 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 9.19 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 9.47 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 10.02 years | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 10.33 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.55 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.81 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.1 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 11.52 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.89 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.82 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.16 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 13.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.39 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.56 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.84 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 13.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.24 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.71 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.02 years | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 15.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 15.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.87 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.09 years | 7.58 years | 8.48 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.09 years | 7.53 years | 8.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.04 years | 8.58 years | 10.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.69 years | 10.33 years | 13.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.95 years | 13.26 years | 14.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5 years | 15.02 years | 15.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 32 Saudi Arabia 17.4 years compare
- 33 Croatia 17.38 years compare
- 34 Republic of Moldova 17.15 years compare
- 35 Malta 17.12 years compare
- 36 Singapore 16.89 years compare
- 37 Brazil 16.88 years compare
- 38 United States 16.82 years compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 15.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 years in 1982.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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