School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9888 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Australia is 0.9888 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Australia peaked at 0.9898 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9551 GPIA, in 2015.
Australia ranks 132nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9551 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9554 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9744 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9798 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9888 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9982 GPIA, 99% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9888 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9642 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.9798 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9884 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Australia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Australia was 0.9888 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9898 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9551 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Australia ranks 132nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release