School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.74 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.74 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.72 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia is 5.74 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 5.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.72 years, in 1970.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 68th 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 Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.72 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.03 years | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 2.39 years | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 2.52 years | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 2.62 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 2.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.14 years | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 3.46 years | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 3.12 years | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 2.72 years | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 2.52 years | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 2.31 years | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 2.19 years | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.18 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.28 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 2.38 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.52 years | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 2.66 years | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 2.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.87 years | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.01 years | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 3.11 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.17 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.25 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.41 years | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 3.53 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.62 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.73 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.89 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.01 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.11 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.29 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.47 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.68 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.89 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5.12 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.38 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 5.52 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.64 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.44 years | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.37 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.31 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.46 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.54 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.71 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.74 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.63 years | 1.72 years | 3.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 years | 2.18 years | 2.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.24 years | 2.74 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 years | 3.89 years | 5.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 years | 5.3 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 years | 5.54 years | 5.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 5.74 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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