School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, 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.
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
- 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
- 35 Ireland 3.84 years compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 109.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release