School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 5.41 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.41 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.41 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.02 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 5.41 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 5.41 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1971.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 89th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in SDG: 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 SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: 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 SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: 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 SDG: 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