School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.5 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.5 years
in 2024
All-time low
9.24 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1975–2024

051015197519992024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 14.5 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 14.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.24 years, in 1975.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 53rd 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, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1975 to 2024.
Year years Change
1975 9.24 years
1976 9.29 years +0.5%
1977 9.67 years +4.1%
1978 9.83 years +1.7%
1979 9.63 years -2.1%
1980 9.37 years -2.7%
1981 9.48 years +1.2%
1982 9.41 years -0.8%
1983 9.49 years +0.8%
1984 9.61 years +1.3%
1985 9.97 years +3.7%
1986 10.17 years +2.1%
1987 10.19 years +0.1%
1988 10.31 years +1.3%
1989 10.17 years -1.5%
1990 9.98 years -1.8%
1991 9.91 years -0.7%
1992 9.85 years -0.6%
1993 9.8 years -0.4%
1994 9.77 years -0.4%
1995 9.85 years +0.8%
1996 10.01 years +1.7%
1997 10.25 years +2.3%
1998 10.26 years +0.2%
1999 10.47 years +2.0%
2000 10.63 years +1.6%
2001 10.76 years +1.2%
2002 10.96 years +1.9%
2003 11.19 years +2.1%
2004 11.42 years +2.0%
2005 11.63 years +1.9%
2006 11.74 years +1.0%
2007 11.98 years +2.0%
2008 12.16 years +1.5%
2009 12.38 years +1.8%
2010 12.57 years +1.6%
2011 12.73 years +1.2%
2012 12.83 years +0.8%
2013 12.96 years +1.0%
2014 13.03 years +0.5%
2015 13.12 years +0.7%
2016 13.13 years +0.1%
2017 13.26 years +1.0%
2018 13.38 years +0.9%
2019 13.52 years +1.1%
2020 13.77 years +1.8%
2021 14.03 years +1.9%
2022 14.25 years +1.6%
2023 14.33 years +0.5%
2024 14.5 years +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.53 years 9.24 years 9.83 years 5
1980s 9.82 years 9.37 years 10.31 years 10
1990s 10.01 years 9.77 years 10.47 years 10
2000s 11.49 years 10.63 years 12.38 years 10
2010s 13.05 years 12.57 years 13.52 years 10
2020s 14.18 years 13.77 years 14.5 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

  1. 50 Brazil 15.36 years compare
  2. 51 Croatia 15.33 years compare
  3. 52 Costa Rica 15.31 years compare
  4. 53 Latvia 15.19 years compare
  5. 54 United States of America 15.05 years compare
  6. 55 Algeria 14.98 years compare
  7. 56 Canada 14.94 years compare

See the full ranking of 400 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 14.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 14.5 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.24 years in 1975.
How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release