School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 4.08 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia is 4.08 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 4.08 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1298 years, in 1973.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 30th 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, female (years) (female years) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1298 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.1403 years | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1379 years | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1588 years | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.189 years | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1926 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2053 years | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1445 years | -29.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1429 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1525 years | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1524 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1557 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1716 years | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1743 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1854 years | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1863 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1903 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1951 years | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1936 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1993 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2141 years | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2465 years | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2887 years | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3155 years | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3355 years | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3569 years | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3748 years | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4132 years | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5003 years | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6107 years | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7385 years | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8685 years | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9588 years | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 years | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 years | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3 years | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.42 years | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.51 years | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.65 years | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.85 years | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 2.39 years | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 2.59 years | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.72 years | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.83 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.96 years | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.14 years | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.36 years | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6 years | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.81 years | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.99 years | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 4.08 years | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 | -29.6% | 0.2053 years | 0.1445 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1648 years | 0.1298 years | 0.2053 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1656 years | 0.1429 years | 0.1903 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.272 years | 0.1936 years | 0.3748 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8823 years | 0.4132 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 years | 1.42 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 years | 3.36 years | 4.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 27 South Korea 4.77 years compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 4.73 years compare
- 29 Netherlands 4.69 years compare
- 30 Austria 4.67 years compare
- 31 Slovenia 4.65 years compare
- 32 Belgium 4.63 years compare
- 33 Croatia 4.63 years compare
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, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 4.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1298 years in 1973.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release