School life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.13 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 6.13 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 6.62 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.63 years, in 1998.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6.35 years | — |
| 1974 | 6.52 years | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 6.37 years | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.26 years | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 6.06 years | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 5.92 years | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 5.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.36 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 6.44 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.62 years | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 6.49 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.35 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.26 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.17 years | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.06 years | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.94 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.81 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.7 years | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.63 years | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.9 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.97 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.02 years | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.07 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.02 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.94 years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.13 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2 years | 5.9 years | 6.52 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.29 years | 5.97 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.01 years | 5.63 years | 6.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 years | 5.8 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 years | 5.94 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 17 Sweden 7.5 years compare
- 18 Afghanistan 7.47 years compare
- 19 Botswana 7.43 years compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 7.37 years compare
- 21 Naoero 7.36 years compare
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.33 years compare
- 23 Bhutan 7.32 years compare
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 age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
- Total Reserves 4.21 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 6.13 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 years in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary, 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.