School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.2 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Oceania, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Oceania stood at 9.2 years. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Oceania peaked at 9.2 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.64 years, in 2003.
MDG: Oceania ranks 31st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.3 years | — |
| 1998 | 6.4 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.2 years | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 6.04 years | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 5.82 years | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.77 years | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.64 years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.67 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.74 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.86 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.41 years | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.99 years | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 7.54 years | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 8.06 years | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 8.25 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.41 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.57 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.71 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.18 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 9.2 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3 years | 6.2 years | 6.4 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.83 years | 5.64 years | 6.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.39 years | 6.99 years | 9.2 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Oceania
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 26,778 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11,834 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 14,944 (2000)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Oceania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Oceania was 9.2 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2003.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release