School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.15 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.41 years
in 2017
All-time low
9.17 years
in 2006
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania stood at 10.15 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 10.41 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.17 years, in 2006.
SDG: Oceania ranks 4th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.64 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.54 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.45 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.31 years | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.29 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.17 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.48 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 9.76 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.01 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10.24 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.34 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.37 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.28 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.18 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10.15 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.59 years | 9.54 years | 9.64 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.28 years | 9.17 years | 9.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.26 years | 9.76 years | 10.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.21 years | 10.15 years | 10.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 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
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.82 years compare
- 6 Eswatini 11.55 years compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 11.49 years compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 10.15 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: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 years in 2006.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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