School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 14.9 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 14.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.18 years, in 1975.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 66th of 221 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, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.18 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.47 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 7.86 years | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 8.04 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 7.8 years | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 7.54 years | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 7.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 7.44 years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 7.58 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.72 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 8.08 years | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 8.38 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 8.53 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 8.68 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 8.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.49 years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 8.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.57 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.85 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 9.1 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 9.38 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.81 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 10.04 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 10.2 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.45 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.69 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 11.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.29 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.49 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.82 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.04 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.31 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.52 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.73 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.91 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.97 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.21 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.44 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.68 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 14.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.9 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.67 years | 7.18 years | 8.04 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.01 years | 7.44 years | 8.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.94 years | 8.49 years | 9.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.14 years | 10.04 years | 12.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.28 years | 12.52 years | 13.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6 years | 14.21 years | 14.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 14.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 years in 1975.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release