School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.08 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.08 years. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.08 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0726 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, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0726 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.0813 years | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0897 years | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.097 years | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1027 years | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1167 years | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1443 years | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1648 years | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1973 years | +19.7% |
| 1982 | 0.221 years | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2291 years | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2451 years | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2647 years | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2844 years | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2947 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2844 years | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2881 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.287 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2872 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2887 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3004 years | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3492 years | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3978 years | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4402 years | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4805 years | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5066 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5459 years | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5933 years | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6816 years | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7694 years | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8744 years | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9514 years | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.14 years | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.28 years | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.38 years | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.47 years | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.76 years | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 1.89 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.94 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.97 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.08 years | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1006 years | 0.0726 years | 0.1443 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2474 years | 0.1648 years | 0.2947 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3883 years | 0.287 years | 0.5459 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9215 years | 0.5933 years | 1.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 years | 1.21 years | 2.08 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 years in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. 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, 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.