School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.52 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.52 years. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.52 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0587 years, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0587 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.0637 years | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0693 years | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0737 years | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0793 years | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0863 years | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0995 years | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1097 years | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1217 years | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1424 years | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.151 years | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1631 years | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1715 years | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.178 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.186 years | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1857 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1964 years | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2006 years | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2127 years | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2218 years | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2386 years | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2714 years | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.308 years | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3382 years | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.383 years | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4221 years | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4784 years | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5279 years | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5887 years | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6909 years | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7879 years | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.883 years | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.944 years | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.02 years | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.12 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2 years | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.29 years | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.38 years | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.53 years | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 years | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.05 years | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 2.21 years | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.32 years | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.36 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.42 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.52 years | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0758 years | 0.0587 years | 0.0995 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.1605 years | 0.1097 years | 0.1964 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3075 years | 0.2006 years | 0.4784 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8831 years | 0.5279 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 years | 1.29 years | 2.52 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Chile 4.72 years compare
- 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
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.52 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0587 years in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.