School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.6 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.68 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) recorded 5.6 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 5.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.68 years, in 1983.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 84th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.85 years | — |
| 1976 | 1.87 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.24 years | +20.2% |
| 1978 | 2.52 years | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 2.33 years | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 2.04 years | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 1.87 years | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 1.72 years | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 1.68 years | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.79 years | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.88 years | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.05 years | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 2.15 years | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 2.21 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.29 years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.43 years | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.53 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.63 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.76 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.94 years | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.08 years | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 3.21 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 3.33 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.5 years | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.55 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.62 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.72 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.91 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 4.05 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.24 years | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.47 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.62 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 4.87 years | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.93 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.04 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.41 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.6 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.16 years | 1.85 years | 2.52 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.91 years | 1.68 years | 2.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 years | 2.2 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.05 years | 3.5 years | 4.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 years | 4.93 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 years | 5.46 years | 5.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- 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
- 86 Nepal 6.31 years compare
- 87 Greece 6.25 years compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 5.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 years in 1983.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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