School life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.13 years in 2019. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1973β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 6.13 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 6.6 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.66 years, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.19 years | 5.93 years | 6.48 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.28 years | 5.99 years | 6.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.02 years | 5.66 years | 6.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.02 years | 5.83 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 5.96 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 15 Grenada 7.6 years compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 7.54 years compare
- 17 Sweden 7.5 years compare
- 18 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 7.47 years compare
- 19 Botswana 7.43 years compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 7.37 years compare
- 21 Nauru, Republic of 7.36 years compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 31.45 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9878 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 years in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.