Australia vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female

Australia
6.96 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
6.15 years
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
26th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Australia
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 6.96 years against 6.15 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.81 years.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.

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

Australia ranks 25th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 7.21 years 5.79 years 1.43 years Australia
2010s 7.23 years 6.35 years 0.885 years Australia
2020s 6.97 years 6.25 years 0.7185 years Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Australia or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Australia, at 6.96 years against 6.15 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Australia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
0.81 years, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Australia ranks 25th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release