School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.57 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific is 2.57 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 2.57 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0939 years, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0939 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.1028 years | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1122 years | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1187 years | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1234 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1288 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1409 years | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1505 years | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1629 years | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1865 years | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.199 years | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2161 years | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2284 years | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2357 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2458 years | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2487 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2623 years | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2706 years | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2859 years | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2988 years | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3297 years | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3619 years | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4031 years | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4413 years | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5073 years | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.538 years | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5996 years | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6538 years | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7138 years | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8062 years | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8921 years | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9772 years | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 years | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 years | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.17 years | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.32 years | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.42 years | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.51 years | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.65 years | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 1.79 years | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 2.14 years | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 2.29 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.38 years | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.47 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.57 years | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1172 years | 0.0939 years | 0.1409 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2136 years | 0.1505 years | 0.2623 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4036 years | 0.2706 years | 0.5996 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9909 years | 0.6538 years | 1.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 years | 1.42 years | 2.57 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.537 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in East Asia & Pacific was 2.57 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0939 years in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.