School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Oceania

MDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.45 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.45 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
14th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.45 years
in 2019
All-time low
5.85 years
in 2003
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Oceania, 1997–2019

02468101997200820191997: 6.5 years1998: 6.6 years1999: 6.4 years2000: 6.3 years2001: 6 years2002: 6 years2003: 5.9 years2004: 5.9 years2005: 5.9 years2006: 5.9 years2007: 6 years2008: 6 years2009: 6.6 years2010: 7.2 years2011: 7.8 years2012: 8.3 years2013: 8.5 years2014: 8.7 years2015: 8.8 years2016: 9 years2017: 9.2 years2018: 9.4 years2019: 9.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Oceania is 9.45 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Oceania peaked at 9.45 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.85 years, in 2003.

MDG: Oceania ranks 14th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Oceania, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in MDG: Oceania, 1997 to 2019.
Year years Change
1997 6.53 years
1998 6.62 years +1.4%
1999 6.42 years -3.0%
2000 6.27 years -2.3%
2001 6.05 years -3.6%
2002 6 years -0.8%
2003 5.85 years -2.4%
2004 5.86 years +0.1%
2005 5.94 years +1.3%
2006 5.91 years -0.4%
2007 5.96 years +0.9%
2008 6.05 years +1.5%
2009 6.61 years +9.3%
2010 7.22 years +9.1%
2011 7.78 years +7.9%
2012 8.32 years +6.9%
2013 8.52 years +2.4%
2014 8.68 years +1.9%
2015 8.84 years +1.8%
2016 8.98 years +1.6%
2017 9.19 years +2.4%
2018 9.43 years +2.5%
2019 9.45 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.53 years 6.42 years 6.62 years 3
2000s 6.05 years 5.85 years 6.61 years 10
2010s 8.64 years 7.22 years 9.45 years 10

Countries ranked near MDG: Oceania

  1. 11 Rwanda 11.24 years compare
  2. 12 Grenada 11.14 years compare
  3. 13 Montserrat 10.89 years compare
  4. 14 Ireland 10.83 years compare
  5. 15 Algeria 10.8 years compare
  6. 16 Cook Islands 10.79 years compare
  7. 17 Tonga 10.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Oceania?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Oceania was 9.45 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 9.45 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 5.85 years in 2003.
How does MDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
MDG: Oceania ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release