School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.66 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.66 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.3 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia is 5.66 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 5.66 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3 years, in 1984.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 76th 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.87 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 3.45 years | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 3.75 years | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 3.39 years | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 2.94 years | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 2.75 years | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 2.5 years | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 2.33 years | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 2.3 years | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.38 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.49 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.62 years | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 2.76 years | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 2.81 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.87 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.01 years | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 3.15 years | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.26 years | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 3.23 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.3 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.46 years | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.58 years | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.74 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.89 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.23 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.36 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.56 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.77 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.98 years | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 5.23 years | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.44 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3 years | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.22 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.33 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.44 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.66 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.27 years | 2.87 years | 3.75 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.59 years | 2.3 years | 2.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.33 years | 2.87 years | 3.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 years | 3.89 years | 5.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 years | 5.16 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 years | 5.44 years | 5.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 73 Ireland 6.33 years compare
- 74 Brunei Darussalam 6.3 years compare
- 75 Nepal 6.3 years compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 6.27 years compare
- 77 Georgia 6.27 years compare
- 78 New Caledonia 6.24 years compare
- 79 Tonga 6.2 years compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Eastern Asia was 5.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 years in 1984.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern 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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February 2026 Data Release