School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 14.78 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Australia recorded 14.78 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Australia peaked at 16.68 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.78 years, in 2024.
That places Australia 5th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.68 years | — |
| 2016 | 16.43 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.16 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.98 years | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 15.44 years | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 15.04 years | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.91 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.78 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.94 years | 14.98 years | 16.68 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.94 years | 14.78 years | 15.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Australia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Australia was 14.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.68 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.78 years in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release