Australia vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Australia
7.66 years
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
6.82 years
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
27th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 7.66 years against 6.82 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 0.84 years.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

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

Australia ranks 24th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 27th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
2010s 8.43 years 6.93 years 1.5 years Australia
2020s 7.81 years 6.87 years 0.9378 years Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Australia or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
Australia, at 7.66 years against 6.82 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Australia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
0.84 years, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Australia and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Australia ranks 24th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release