School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 1.91 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9596 years, in 2010.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 72nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.18 years | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.15 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9961 years | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.01 years | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9964 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9848 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9596 years | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1 years | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.21 years | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 1.25 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.27 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.37 years | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.72 years | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.68 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.76 years | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.88 years | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.91 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 years | 0.9848 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 years | 0.9596 years | 1.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 years | 1.68 years | 1.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 69 Kazakhstan 2.28 years compare
- 70 Mauritius 2.27 years compare
- 71 Ghana 2.24 years compare
- 72 Lebanon 2.24 years compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.2 years compare
- 74 Gibraltar 2.2 years compare
- 75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.18 years compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 1.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9596 years in 2010.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand 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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February 2026 Data Release