School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.54 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
85th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.54 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.26 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) is 5.54 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 5.54 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.26 years, in 1984.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 85th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.58 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.04 years | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 3.27 years | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 3.05 years | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 2.7 years | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 2.56 years | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 2.38 years | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.27 years | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.26 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.35 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.45 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 2.6 years | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 2.71 years | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.75 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.85 years | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.96 years | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 3.06 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.03 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.12 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.27 years | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.4 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.48 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.54 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.68 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.86 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.97 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.04 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.19 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 4.39 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.52 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.72 years | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.87 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.04 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.98 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.96 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.16 years | +2.3% |
| 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 | 2.91 years | 2.58 years | 3.27 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.5 years | 2.26 years | 2.75 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 years | 2.75 years | 3.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 years | 3.68 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 years | 4.87 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 years | 5.35 years | 5.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 5.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 years in 1984.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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