School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.58 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) stood at 6.58 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 6.58 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.51 years, in 1970.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.51 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.62 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.71 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.68 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 3.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 3.87 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 4.04 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 4.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.16 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 4.28 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.41 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 4.52 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 4.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 4.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 4.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.76 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.67 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.61 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.8 years | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 4.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.81 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.65 years | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 4.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.59 years | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.43 years | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 4.19 years | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 4.08 years | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.95 years | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.88 years | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.96 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.09 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.58 years | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 5.12 years | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 5.61 years | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 6.1 years | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 6.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.43 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.57 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.58 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.64 years | 3.51 years | 3.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.41 years | 4.04 years | 4.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 years | 4.59 years | 4.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.11 years | 3.88 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 years | 5.12 years | 6.58 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
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, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 6.58 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release