School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 5.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.78 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.78 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.66 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.03 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.52 years | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 2.88 years | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 2.57 years | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 2.18 years | -15.1% |
| 1981 | 1.96 years | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 1.76 years | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 1.66 years | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.66 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.75 years | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.83 years | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.99 years | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 2.11 years | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 2.16 years | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 2.19 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.33 years | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 2.5 years | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 2.63 years | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.74 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2.86 years | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 3.07 years | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.34 years | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 3.49 years | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.66 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 3.71 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.8 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.89 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.13 years | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 4.37 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 4.62 years | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.86 years | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.13 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.45 years | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.51 years | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.45 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.36 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.51 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.59 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.76 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.78 years | +0.4% |
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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 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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February 2026 Data Release