School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 11.18 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
11.18 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 200 countries
All-time high
11.68 years
in 2015
All-time low
11.18 years
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Australia stood at 11.18 years. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Australia peaked at 11.68 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.18 years, in 2024.
Australia ranks 9th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Australia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.68 years | — |
| 2016 | 11.58 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.35 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.31 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.29 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.18 years | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 11.18 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.09 years, 1.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 11.18 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.95 years, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.51 years | 11.35 years | 11.68 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.24 years | 11.18 years | 11.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.67 years compare
- 7 Rwanda 11.22 years compare
- 8 Cook Islands 11.2 years compare
- 10 Eswatini 11.17 years
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 11.12 years compare
- 12 Ireland 11.07 years compare
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, female in Australia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Australia was 11.18 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.68 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.18 years in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release