School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.96 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Australia is 1.96 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Australia peaked at 1.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7652 years, in 2010.
That places Australia 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8674 years | 0.8003 years | 1.05 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.35 years | 0.7652 years | 1.66 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.83 years | 1.64 years | 1.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 87 Nicaragua 2.01 years compare
- 88 Brunei 1.99 years compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 1.99 years compare
- 91 United Arab Emirates 1.96 years compare
- 92 Malaysia 1.91 years compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 1.88 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, female in Australia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Australia was 1.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7652 years in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Australia ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release