School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 11.04 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 11.04 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 11.84 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.03 years, in 2022.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.84 years | — |
| 2015 | 11.62 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 11.53 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.25 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 11.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.15 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 11.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.04 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.51 years | 11.25 years | 11.84 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.08 years | 11.03 years | 11.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.41 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 13.07 years compare
- 3 Monaco 11.96 years compare
- 4 Namibia 11.93 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 11.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.84 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.03 years in 2022.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 1st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release