School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.78 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 5.78 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 5.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.66 years, in 1984.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 70th 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 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.41 years | 2.03 years | 2.88 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.91 years | 1.66 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.83 years | 2.19 years | 3.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 years | 3.66 years | 5.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.51 years | 5.35 years | 5.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.59 years | 5.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 5.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 years in 1984.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release