School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.84 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.84 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
67th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.92 years
in 2009
All-time low
5.77 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 5.84 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 5.92 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.77 years, in 1999.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.77 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.89 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.86 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.81 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.79 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.84 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.83 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.84 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.77 years | 5.77 years | 5.77 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.87 years | 5.79 years | 5.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.81 years | 5.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.83 years | 5.79 years | 5.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 5.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 years in 1999.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release