School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia is 5.68 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 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 5.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.47 years, in 1984.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 72nd 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.02 years | — |
| 1976 | 3.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.57 years | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 3.87 years | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 3.5 years | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 3.07 years | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 2.89 years | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 2.66 years | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 2.5 years | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 2.47 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.57 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.68 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.81 years | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 2.96 years | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 3.01 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.18 years | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.31 years | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.4 years | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.59 years | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3.7 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.77 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.85 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.99 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.1 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.33 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.45 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.64 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.84 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.04 years | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.28 years | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.48 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.34 years | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.27 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.22 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.38 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.47 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.54 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.68 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4 years | 3.02 years | 3.87 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.76 years | 2.47 years | 3.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 years | 3.05 years | 3.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.49 years | 3.99 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 years | 5.21 years | 5.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 years | 5.47 years | 5.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 5.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 years in 1984.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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