Australia vs ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Australia
21.43 years
in 2024
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
17.67 years
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank
5th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Australia
  • ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 21.43 years against 17.67 years in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), a difference of 3.76 years.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 2nd and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) Difference Ahead
2010s 22.44 years 17.15 years 5.29 years Australia
2020s 21.61 years 17.57 years 4.04 years Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Australia or ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Australia, at 21.43 years against 17.67 years in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Australia and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
3.76 years, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Australia and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Australia ranks 2nd and ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release