School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.17 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 2.17 years. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 2.17 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.116 years, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, 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, pre-primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.116 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.1161 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1253 years | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.222 years | +77.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4326 years | +94.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3156 years | -27.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3 years | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3515 years | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4447 years | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4388 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4681 years | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5009 years | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5679 years | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6412 years | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6928 years | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7499 years | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.748 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7228 years | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7434 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7819 years | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8157 years | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8362 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8614 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8921 years | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9278 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9924 years | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 years | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9952 years | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.999 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.04 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 years | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 years | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.23 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3 years | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.37 years | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5 years | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.69 years | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 1.8 years | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.89 years | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.95 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.03 years | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.09 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.16 years | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.17 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2325 years | 0.116 years | 0.4326 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5604 years | 0.3515 years | 0.7499 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8625 years | 0.7228 years | 1.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 years | 0.9952 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 years | 1.37 years | 2.17 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.17 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.116 years in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (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.