School life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.59 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
80th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.59 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.56 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific stood at 5.59 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 5.59 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.56 years, in 1984.
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 80th 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, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.87 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.3 years | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 3.52 years | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 3.29 years | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.97 years | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 2.84 years | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 2.67 years | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.58 years | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.56 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.66 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.77 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.91 years | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 3.03 years | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 3.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.13 years | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.23 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 3.31 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.37 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.51 years | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 3.61 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.68 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.74 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.87 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.06 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.23 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.37 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.56 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.68 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.87 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.15 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.09 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.06 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.14 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.24 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.34 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.59 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.17 years | 2.87 years | 3.52 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.8 years | 2.56 years | 3.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 years | 3.05 years | 3.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 years | 3.87 years | 4.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.13 years | 5 years | 5.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 years | 5.41 years | 5.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 92.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 5.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 years in 1984.
- How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release