School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.13 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 6.13 years.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6.26 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.32 years, in 1971.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.33 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 5.65 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 5.79 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.9 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 5.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.76 years | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 5.6 years | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 5.55 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 5.71 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 5.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.99 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 6.13 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 6.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 6.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.22 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.17 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.11 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.02 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.92 years | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 5.82 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.72 years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.62 years | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.57 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.67 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.77 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.89 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6 years | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.01 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.94 years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.01 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.13 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.62 years | 5.32 years | 5.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 years | 5.62 years | 6.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.88 years | 5.57 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.77 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 years | 5.94 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.62 years compare
- 13 Togo 7.56 years compare
- 14 Sweden 7.55 years compare
- 15 Grenada 7.53 years compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 7.41 years compare
- 17 United States Virgin Islands 7.4 years compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 7.38 years compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9864 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6.13 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 years in 1989.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 years in 1971.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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.