School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.61 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.61 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.77 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 5.61 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 5.61 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.77 years, in 1970.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.77 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.99 years | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 2.22 years | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 2.38 years | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 2.48 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.88 years | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 3.13 years | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 2.92 years | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 2.62 years | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 2.47 years | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 2.32 years | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 2.26 years | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.35 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 2.45 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 2.61 years | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 2.72 years | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.74 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.83 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.94 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.02 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3.16 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.31 years | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.43 years | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 3.52 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.61 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.75 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.86 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.96 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.2 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.36 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.56 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.69 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.12 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.29 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.39 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.45 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.61 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 years | 1.77 years | 3.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 years | 2.25 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 years | 2.74 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 years | 3.75 years | 4.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 years | 5 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 years | 5.45 years | 5.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 5.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release