Australia vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Australia
6.96 years
in 2024
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
6.14 years
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
29th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 6.96 years against 6.14 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), a difference of 0.82 years.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 30th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 29th of 218 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) Difference Ahead
2000s 7.23 years 5.37 years 1.86 years Australia
2010s 7.24 years 6.14 years 1.1 years Australia
2020s 6.96 years 6.21 years 0.7551 years Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Australia or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
Australia, at 6.96 years against 6.14 years in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Australia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
0.82 years, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Australia ranks 30th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release