School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 3.8 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1708 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.183 years | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1777 years | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1783 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1932 years | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1892 years | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2186 years | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2591 years | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 0.268 years | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.294 years | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2162 years | -26.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2246 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.235 years | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2326 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2348 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2581 years | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2661 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2813 years | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2801 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2823 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2861 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2806 years | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2853 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3033 years | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3473 years | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3999 years | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4289 years | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4467 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4649 years | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4775 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5128 years | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6044 years | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.714 years | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8366 years | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9445 years | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.03 years | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.14 years | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 1.19 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.21 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.4 years | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 years | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6 years | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.76 years | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.23 years | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 2.39 years | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5 years | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.58 years | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.69 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.84 years | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.06 years | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3 years | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 3.53 years | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3.7 years | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8 years | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in MDG: Eastern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -26.5% | 0.294 years | 0.2162 years |
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
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 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