School life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.58 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.58 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.51 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia is 5.58 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 5.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.51 years, in 1984.
That places AIMS: East Asia 83rd 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, male in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.81 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.25 years | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 3.48 years | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 3.24 years | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.92 years | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 2.79 years | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 2.62 years | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 2.52 years | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.51 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.6 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.71 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.85 years | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 2.97 years | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 3 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 2.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.08 years | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.18 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.26 years | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.32 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.46 years | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 3.57 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.64 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.7 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.83 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.93 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.02 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.13 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.19 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.52 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.64 years | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.83 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.97 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.06 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.06 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.11 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.22 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.32 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.58 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.12 years | 2.81 years | 3.48 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.75 years | 2.51 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 years | 2.99 years | 3.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 years | 3.83 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 years | 4.97 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 years | 5.4 years | 5.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 45.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in AIMS: East Asia was 5.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 years in 1984.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia 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