School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 14.52 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 14.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.33 years, in 1975.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 49th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.33 years | — |
| 1976 | 9.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 9.75 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 9.92 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.72 years | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 9.46 years | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 9.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 9.51 years | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 9.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 9.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.06 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 10.26 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 10.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 10.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 10.25 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 10.07 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 9.99 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 9.93 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.88 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 9.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.33 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 10.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.55 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 10.71 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 10.83 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.27 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.49 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.81 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.05 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.44 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.42 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.8 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.28 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.52 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.62 years | 9.33 years | 9.92 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.91 years | 9.46 years | 10.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.09 years | 9.85 years | 10.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.56 years | 10.71 years | 12.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.12 years | 12.64 years | 13.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2 years | 13.8 years | 14.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 46 United Arab Emirates 15.48 years compare
- 47 Puerto Rico 15.47 years compare
- 48 Japan 15.43 years compare
- 49 Malta 15.4 years compare
- 50 Brazil 15.36 years compare
- 51 Croatia 15.33 years compare
- 52 Costa Rica 15.31 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 14.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 14.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 years in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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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February 2026 Data Release