School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.5 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 2.5 years. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 108.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 2.5 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0684 years, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0684 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.0756 years | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0837 years | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0895 years | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0944 years | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0996 years | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1113 years | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1201 years | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1313 years | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1521 years | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1614 years | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1739 years | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1827 years | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1894 years | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1974 years | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1971 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2077 years | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2119 years | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2237 years | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2324 years | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2485 years | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2802 years | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3158 years | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3452 years | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3897 years | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4288 years | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4848 years | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5339 years | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5941 years | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6949 years | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7906 years | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8845 years | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9449 years | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 years | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.29 years | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.37 years | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.52 years | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.67 years | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 2.04 years | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2 years | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3 years | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.34 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5 years | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0889 years | 0.0684 years | 0.1113 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1713 years | 0.1201 years | 0.2077 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3161 years | 0.2119 years | 0.4848 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8848 years | 0.5339 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 years | 1.29 years | 2.5 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 15 Finland 4.66 years compare
- 16 Russian Federation 4.59 years compare
- 17 United States of America 4.59 years compare
- 18 Spain 4.57 years compare
- 19 Barbados 4.53 years compare
- 20 Netherlands 4.5 years compare
- 21 Belgium 4.33 years compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0684 years in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.