School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.78 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.78 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
82nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.78 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.1116 years
in 1974
Years of data
46
1974–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1974–2019

00.511.52197419962019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) stood at 1.78 years. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 1.78 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1116 years, in 1974.

That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1974 to 2019.
Year years Change
1974 0.1116 years
1975 0.1183 years +6.0%
1976 0.1229 years +3.9%
1977 0.1278 years +4.0%
1978 0.1348 years +5.5%
1979 0.1386 years +2.8%
1980 0.1429 years +3.1%
1981 0.1447 years +1.3%
1982 0.1492 years +3.1%
1983 0.1637 years +9.7%
1984 0.1701 years +3.9%
1985 0.1677 years -1.4%
1986 0.1803 years +7.5%
1987 0.1894 years +5.0%
1988 0.1958 years +3.4%
1989 0.2032 years +3.8%
1990 0.2085 years +2.6%
1991 0.2167 years +3.9%
1992 0.2247 years +3.7%
1993 0.2235 years -0.5%
1994 0.2212 years -1.0%
1995 0.2378 years +7.5%
1996 0.3312 years +39.3%
1997 0.4172 years +26.0%
1998 0.5025 years +20.4%
1999 0.5469 years +8.8%
2000 0.5782 years +5.7%
2001 0.6329 years +9.5%
2002 0.693 years +9.5%
2003 0.7641 years +10.3%
2004 0.8326 years +9.0%
2005 0.8982 years +7.9%
2006 0.9596 years +6.8%
2007 1.01 years +5.2%
2008 1.07 years +6.2%
2009 1.15 years +7.5%
2010 1.24 years +7.7%
2011 1.32 years +6.3%
2012 1.38 years +4.8%
2013 1.47 years +6.1%
2014 1.55 years +5.7%
2015 1.63 years +5.2%
2016 1.7 years +4.0%
2017 1.73 years +2.1%
2018 1.75 years +1.0%
2019 1.78 years +1.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +39.3% 0.2378 years 0.3312 years
1997 +26.0% 0.3312 years 0.4172 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1257 years 0.1116 years 0.1386 years 6
1980s 0.1707 years 0.1429 years 0.2032 years 10
1990s 0.313 years 0.2085 years 0.5469 years 10
2000s 0.8594 years 0.5782 years 1.15 years 10
2010s 1.56 years 1.24 years 1.78 years 10

Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 79 Kenya 2.1 years compare
  2. 80 Thailand 2.1 years compare
  3. 81 Malta 2.1 years compare
  4. 82 Costa Rica 2.08 years compare
  5. 83 Liechtenstein 2.07 years compare
  6. 84 Anguilla 2.07 years compare
  7. 85 Maldives 2.06 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 1.78 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1116 years in 1974.
How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release