School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.08 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 2.08 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 2.08 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0911 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, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0911 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.1045 years | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1181 years | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1281 years | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1326 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.143 years | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1677 years | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1854 years | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2163 years | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2406 years | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2503 years | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2673 years | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2877 years | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3079 years | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3182 years | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3079 years | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3116 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3106 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3106 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3115 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3219 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3689 years | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4155 years | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4566 years | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4967 years | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5234 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.563 years | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6108 years | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6982 years | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7843 years | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8872 years | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9627 years | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.06 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.09 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.15 years | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.22 years | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.29 years | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.38 years | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.47 years | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.76 years | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 1.88 years | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.94 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.97 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.08 years | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1264 years | 0.0911 years | 0.1677 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2693 years | 0.1854 years | 0.3182 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4079 years | 0.3106 years | 0.563 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9338 years | 0.6108 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 years | 1.22 years | 2.08 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.08 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0911 years in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. 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, male (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.