School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9762 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9762 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
163rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.9815 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9256 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9762 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Australia peaked at 0.9815 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9256 GPIA, in 2015.
Australia ranks 163rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9256 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9268 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9395 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9719 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9786 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9746 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9762 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 97% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9762 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.946 GPIA | 0.9256 GPIA | 0.9719 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9772 GPIA | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Australia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Australia was 0.9762 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9815 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9256 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Australia ranks 163rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release