School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & 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
75th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.64 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.03 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific is 5.64 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 5.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.03 years, in 1983.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 75th 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 in WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.18 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.55 years | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 2.82 years | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 2.62 years | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 2.35 years | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 2.18 years | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 2.06 years | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 2.03 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.14 years | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 2.24 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.4 years | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 2.51 years | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.62 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.73 years | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.81 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.92 years | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.03 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.19 years | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.31 years | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.42 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.54 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.69 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 3.74 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.83 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.93 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.11 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.25 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.42 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.63 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.77 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.28 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 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.64 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 years | 2.18 years | 2.82 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.25 years | 2.03 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 years | 2.54 years | 3.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 years | 3.69 years | 5 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific
- 72 Aruba 6.53 years compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 6.52 years compare
- 74 Brunei 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 6.45 years compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 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 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 5.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 years in 1983.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release