School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.59 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.59 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.57 years
in 1984
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific stood at 5.59 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 5.59 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.57 years, in 1984.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific 78th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.87 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.3 years | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 3.52 years | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 3.29 years | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.97 years | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 2.84 years | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 2.68 years | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.58 years | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.57 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.66 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.78 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.92 years | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 3.03 years | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 3.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.14 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.23 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.31 years | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.37 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.51 years | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 3.61 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.68 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.74 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.06 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.17 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.24 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.37 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.56 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.68 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.87 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.15 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.09 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.07 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.15 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.24 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.35 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.42 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.59 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.17 years | 2.87 years | 3.52 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.81 years | 2.57 years | 3.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 years | 3.05 years | 3.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 years | 3.86 years | 4.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.13 years | 5 years | 5.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 years | 5.42 years | 5.59 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific
- 75 Nepal 6.3 years compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 6.27 years compare
- 77 Georgia 6.27 years compare
- 78 New Caledonia 6.24 years compare
- 79 Tonga 6.2 years compare
- 80 French Guiana 6.18 years compare
- 81 Aruba 6.17 years compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 5.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 years in 1984.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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