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

SDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 10.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.29 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.64 years
in 2017
All-time low
9.38 years
in 2006
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Oceania, 1998–2024

02.557.5101998201120241998: 9.8 years1999: 9.7 years2000: 9.7 years2001: 9.5 years2002: 9.5 years2003: 9.4 years2004: 9.4 years2005: 9.4 years2006: 9.4 years2007: 9.4 years2008: 9.4 years2009: 9.7 years2010: 10 years2011: 10.2 years2012: 10.5 years2013: 10.6 years2014: 10.6 years2015: 10.6 years2016: 10.6 years2017: 10.6 years2018: 10.5 years2019: 10.5 years2020: 10.4 years2021: 10.4 years2022: 10.3 years2023: 10.3 years2024: 10.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Oceania stood at 10.29 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Oceania peaked at 10.64 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.38 years, in 2006.

That places SDG: Oceania 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in SDG: Oceania, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in SDG: Oceania, 1998 to 2024.
Year years Change
1998 9.85 years
1999 9.74 years -1.1%
2000 9.66 years -0.9%
2001 9.51 years -1.5%
2002 9.49 years -0.2%
2003 9.41 years -0.9%
2004 9.4 years -0.0%
2005 9.41 years +0.1%
2006 9.38 years -0.3%
2007 9.42 years +0.4%
2008 9.44 years +0.2%
2009 9.69 years +2.6%
2010 9.97 years +2.9%
2011 10.23 years +2.6%
2012 10.47 years +2.3%
2013 10.57 years +0.9%
2014 10.64 years +0.6%
2015 10.57 years -0.6%
2016 10.56 years -0.1%
2017 10.64 years +0.8%
2018 10.54 years -1.0%
2019 10.55 years +0.1%
2020 10.42 years -1.2%
2021 10.39 years -0.3%
2022 10.31 years -0.8%
2023 10.3 years -0.1%
2024 10.29 years -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.8 years 9.74 years 9.85 years 2
2000s 9.48 years 9.38 years 9.69 years 10
2010s 10.48 years 9.97 years 10.64 years 10
2020s 10.34 years 10.29 years 10.42 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania

  1. 3 Namibia 12.1 years compare
  2. 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.97 years compare
  3. 5 Eswatini 11.92 years compare
  4. 6 Monaco 11.88 years compare
  5. 7 Antigua and Barbuda 11.85 years compare
  6. 8 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.44 years compare
  7. 9 Fiji 11.37 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 SDG: Oceania?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Oceania was 10.29 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 10.64 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 9.38 years in 2006.
How does SDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
SDG: Oceania ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, 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