Australia vs UNICEF: Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Australia
21.43 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Western Europe
17.95 years
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Australia
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 21.43 years against 17.95 years in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 3.48 years.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.44 years | 17.37 years | 5.07 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.61 years | 17.83 years | 3.78 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Australia, at 21.43 years against 17.95 years in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Australia and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 3.48 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Australia and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Australia ranks 2nd and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 2nd 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
February 2026 Data Release