School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 4.03 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 4.03 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 4.03 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2838 years, in 1981.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 32nd 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3234 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.3431 years | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3247 years | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3682 years | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4368 years | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4441 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4683 years | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3175 years | -32.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2838 years | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3062 years | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3051 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3111 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3335 years | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3161 years | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3287 years | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3264 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3371 years | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3456 years | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3483 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.364 years | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3927 years | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4301 years | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.482 years | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5069 years | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5178 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5334 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5441 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5685 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6665 years | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7607 years | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8697 years | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9795 years | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 years | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.18 years | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 1.24 years | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.28 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.39 years | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.51 years | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6 years | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.73 years | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.92 years | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 2.43 years | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 2.62 years | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 2.75 years | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.84 years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.97 years | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.13 years | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.34 years | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 3.56 years | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 3.77 years | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 3.94 years | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.03 years | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 | -32.2% | 0.4683 years | 0.3175 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3869 years | 0.3234 years | 0.4683 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3166 years | 0.2838 years | 0.3371 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4465 years | 0.3456 years | 0.5441 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9987 years | 0.5685 years | 1.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 years | 1.51 years | 3.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 years | 3.34 years | 4.03 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, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 4.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2838 years in 1981.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release