School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.6 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
82nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.74 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 5.6 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 5.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.74 years, in 1983.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 82nd 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 the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.9 years | — |
| 1976 | 1.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.29 years | +19.6% |
| 1978 | 2.57 years | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 2.38 years | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 2.09 years | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 1.92 years | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 1.78 years | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.74 years | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.85 years | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.93 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.1 years | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 2.2 years | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.25 years | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.34 years | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.47 years | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 2.57 years | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.67 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.79 years | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 2.98 years | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 3.11 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.24 years | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.36 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.52 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3.57 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.65 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.75 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.94 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.08 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.27 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.49 years | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.64 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 4.89 years | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.95 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.06 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.14 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.12 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.31 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.41 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.6 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.21 years | 1.9 years | 2.57 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.96 years | 1.74 years | 2.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 years | 2.24 years | 3.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 years | 3.52 years | 4.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 years | 4.95 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 years | 5.47 years | 5.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- 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
- 83 Libya 6.34 years compare
- 84 Viet Nam 6.33 years compare
- 85 Russian Federation 6.33 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 41.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 5.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 years in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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