School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries stood at 5.54 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 5.54 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3 years, in 1984.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 84th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.62 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.08 years | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 3.31 years | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 3.09 years | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 2.75 years | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 2.61 years | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 2.43 years | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.32 years | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.3 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.39 years | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 2.5 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 2.64 years | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 2.75 years | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.79 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.89 years | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.09 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 3.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.15 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.3 years | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.43 years | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 3.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.57 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.7 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.89 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.07 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.21 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.41 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.54 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.74 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.89 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.99 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.05 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.99 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.97 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.05 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.16 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.27 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.35 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.54 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 2.62 years | 3.31 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.55 years | 2.3 years | 2.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 years | 2.79 years | 3.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.11 years | 3.7 years | 4.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 years | 4.89 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 years | 5.35 years | 5.54 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 5.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 years in 1984.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 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