School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.8 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.8 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.87 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 5.8 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 5.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.87 years, in 1984.
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 68th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.21 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.69 years | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 3.04 years | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 2.72 years | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 2.35 years | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 2.13 years | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 1.95 years | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 1.87 years | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.97 years | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 2.06 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.22 years | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 2.35 years | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 2.4 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.54 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 2.7 years | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 2.8 years | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.93 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.04 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.23 years | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 3.34 years | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3.47 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 3.61 years | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.78 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.92 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.02 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.24 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.48 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 4.72 years | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 4.94 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2 years | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5 years | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.64 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.74 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.55 years | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.49 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.41 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.55 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.58 years | 2.21 years | 3.04 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.12 years | 1.87 years | 2.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 years | 2.41 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 years | 3.78 years | 5.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 years | 5.4 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 years | 5.62 years | 5.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 5.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 years in 1984.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release