School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.93 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 8.93 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 8.93 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.4 years, in 2006.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.04 years | — |
| 1998 | 6.14 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5.94 years | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.79 years | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.57 years | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.51 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.65 years | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.18 years | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.75 years | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 7.27 years | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 7.78 years | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 7.95 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.11 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.27 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.42 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.66 years | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.91 years | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.93 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.04 years | 5.94 years | 6.14 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.59 years | 5.4 years | 6.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 years | 6.75 years | 8.93 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- 67 Timor-Leste 9.47 years compare
- 68 Gibraltar 9.47 years compare
- 69 Colombia 9.44 years compare
- 70 Montenegro 9.43 years compare
- 71 Luxembourg 9.41 years compare
- 72 Nepal 9.4 years compare
- 73 Tunisia 9.38 years compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,341 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 261,464 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 78,205 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,186 (2017)
- 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)
All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 8.93 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 years in 2006.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release