School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.16 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 2.16 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 2.16 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1451 years, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 15th of 43 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1451 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.1598 years | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1736 years | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1859 years | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1898 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2008 years | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2261 years | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2469 years | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2785 years | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3091 years | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3258 years | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3466 years | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.367 years | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.39 years | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4027 years | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3963 years | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4029 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4057 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4078 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4115 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4369 years | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4845 years | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5365 years | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5886 years | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6521 years | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6745 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7231 years | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.778 years | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8615 years | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9347 years | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 years | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 years | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.18 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.24 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3 years | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.38 years | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.45 years | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 years | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.62 years | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.88 years | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.04 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.09 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.16 years | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.183 years | 0.1451 years | 0.2261 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3466 years | 0.2469 years | 0.4029 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5321 years | 0.4057 years | 0.7231 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 years | 0.778 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 years | 1.38 years | 2.16 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, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific was 2.16 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1451 years in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. 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, 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.