School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.96 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.96 years
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
42nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.96 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4551 years
in 1975
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 2.96 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 2.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4551 years, in 1975.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 42nd 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, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4575 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.4776 years | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4551 years | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5015 years | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5641 years | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5821 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6206 years | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4917 years | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4774 years | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4986 years | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4954 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5107 years | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5425 years | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5288 years | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5522 years | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5423 years | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5563 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5614 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5596 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5739 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6039 years | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6577 years | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.719 years | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7546 years | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7759 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7833 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7923 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8053 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8861 years | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9447 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 years | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.09 years | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.15 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.21 years | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.24 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.27 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.33 years | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.41 years | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.48 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.56 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.64 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.91 years | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 2.02 years | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.09 years | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.12 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.15 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.23 years | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.39 years | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 2.56 years | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.74 years | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.88 years | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.96 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5226 years | 0.4551 years | 0.6206 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5196 years | 0.4774 years | 0.5563 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6782 years | 0.5596 years | 0.7923 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 years | 0.8053 years | 1.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 years | 1.41 years | 2.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 years | 2.39 years | 2.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 98.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 86.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 2.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4551 years in 1975.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release