School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: South-eastern Asia
MDG: South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: South-eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: South-eastern Asia is 5.41 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 5.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1971.
MDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 89th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.03 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.02 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.11 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.19 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2.27 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.36 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2.41 years | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.51 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.6 years | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.72 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.8 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.97 years | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 3 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.88 years | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.93 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.07 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.17 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 3.26 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.3 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.42 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.55 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.65 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.73 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.71 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.94 years | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.05 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.09 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.21 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.39 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.59 years | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.75 years | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.73 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.96 years | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.16 years | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 5.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.41 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.13 years | 2.02 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 years | 2.41 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 years | 2.88 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 years | 3.42 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 years | 4.09 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 5.27 years | 5.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 30.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: South-eastern Asia was 5.41 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- MDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: South-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