School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.8 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 3.8 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 3.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1708 years, in 1970.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2132 years | 0.1708 years | 0.294 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2511 years | 0.2162 years | 0.2823 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.372 years | 0.2806 years | 0.4775 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9471 years | 0.5128 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 years | 1.4 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 years | 3.06 years | 3.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 28 Uruguay 3.98 years compare
- 29 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.91 years compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 3.91 years compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 3.9 years compare
- 32 Sweden 3.87 years compare
- 33 Croatia 3.86 years compare
- 34 Latvia 3.85 years compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 103.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia was 3.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1708 years in 1970.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release