School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 1.2 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.2 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Australia peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Australia 48th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.2 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.2 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9302 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Australia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Australia was 1.2 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Australia ranks 48th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release