School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.64 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
79th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.64 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.97 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 5.64 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 5.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.97 years, in 1983.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 79th 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.13 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.5 years | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 2.77 years | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 2.57 years | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 2.3 years | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 2.13 years | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 2.01 years | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.97 years | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.09 years | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 2.18 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.35 years | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 2.45 years | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.48 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.56 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.68 years | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 2.76 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.87 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.99 years | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 3.15 years | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.27 years | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 3.39 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.51 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.66 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.71 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.8 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.89 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.07 years | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.21 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.39 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.75 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.98 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.14 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.18 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.64 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 years | 2.13 years | 2.77 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.2 years | 1.97 years | 2.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 years | 2.48 years | 3.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 years | 3.66 years | 4.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.22 years | 5.04 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 years | 5.52 years | 5.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 76 Azerbaijan 6.48 years compare
- 77 Mauritius 6.48 years compare
- 78 Hong Kong 6.45 years compare
- 79 Samoa 6.42 years compare
- 80 Cyprus 6.39 years compare
- 81 Cape Verde 6.39 years compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 6.39 years compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 98.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 86.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 5.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 years in 1983.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release