School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9757 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9757 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Australia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9589 GPIA, in 2016.
Australia ranks 163rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.991 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9685 GPIA | 0.9614 GPIA | 0.9757 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Australia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Australia was 0.9757 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9589 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Australia ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release