School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.64 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.64 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.02 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 5.64 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 5.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1983.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 76th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.17 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.54 years | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 2.82 years | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 2.61 years | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 2.34 years | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 2.18 years | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 2.05 years | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.02 years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.13 years | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 2.23 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.39 years | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 2.5 years | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.53 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.61 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.73 years | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.8 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.92 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.19 years | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.3 years | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.42 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.54 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.69 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 3.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.83 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.92 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.24 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.41 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.62 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.76 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.99 years | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.47 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.64 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 years | 2.17 years | 2.82 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.24 years | 2.02 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 years | 2.53 years | 3.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 years | 3.69 years | 4.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 years | 5.05 years | 5.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 years | 5.52 years | 5.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 6.52 years compare
- 74 Brunei Darussalam 6.51 years compare
- 75 French Guiana 6.49 years compare
- 76 Azerbaijan 6.48 years compare
- 77 Mauritius 6.48 years compare
- 78 Hong Kong, China 6.45 years compare
- 79 Samoa 6.42 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 92.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 5.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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