School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.99 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia stood at 1.99 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia peaked at 1.99 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7716 years, in 2010.
Australia ranks 91st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8712 years | 0.8055 years | 1.05 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.3 years | 0.7716 years | 1.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 years | 1.67 years | 1.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 88 Cabo Verde 2.03 years compare
- 89 El Salvador 2 years compare
- 90 Gambia, The 1.99 years compare
- 92 American Samoa 1.99 years
- 93 Nicaragua 1.99 years compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 1.96 years compare
More education data for Australia
- 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 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Australia was 1.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7716 years in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 91st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release