School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.51 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1975–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific is 13.51 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 13.51 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.86 years, in 1975.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.86 years | — |
| 1976 | 9 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 9.3 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 9.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.34 years | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 9.17 years | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.06 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 9.01 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.31 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 9.51 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 9.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.86 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 9.74 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 9.65 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 9.65 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.8 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.94 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 10.29 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.57 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 10.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.83 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 11.05 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.25 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.79 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.13 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.02 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 13.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 13.51 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.19 years | 8.86 years | 9.46 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.36 years | 9.01 years | 9.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.85 years | 9.65 years | 10.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.31 years | 10.57 years | 12.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 years | 12.34 years | 13.51 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 13 Norway 17.46 years compare
- 14 Spain 17.32 years compare
- 15 Hong Kong, China 17.01 years compare
- 16 Germany 16.95 years compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 16.94 years compare
- 18 Slovenia 16.88 years compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.76 years compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in East Asia & Pacific was 13.51 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 13.51 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 years in 1975.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.