School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 3.77 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 3.77 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 3.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3685 years, in 1981.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3764 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3965 years | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3809 years | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3787 years | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4025 years | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3819 years | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.434 years | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5133 years | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5258 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5622 years | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3935 years | -30.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3685 years | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3919 years | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3886 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3936 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4232 years | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4104 years | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4269 years | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4225 years | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4314 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.439 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.438 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4528 years | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4848 years | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.533 years | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5946 years | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6214 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6301 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6427 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6481 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6694 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7715 years | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8651 years | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9687 years | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 years | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 1.13 years | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.23 years | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.28 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.39 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5 years | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.57 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.69 years | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.84 years | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 2.29 years | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 2.44 years | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 2.54 years | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.62 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.72 years | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.86 years | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.07 years | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.29 years | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.51 years | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 3.68 years | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.77 years | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in SDG: 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 | -30.0% | 0.5622 years | 0.3935 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4352 years | 0.3764 years | 0.5622 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4051 years | 0.3685 years | 0.4314 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5485 years | 0.438 years | 0.6481 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 years | 0.6694 years | 1.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 years | 1.5 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 years | 3.07 years | 3.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia was 3.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3685 years in 1981.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release