School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 6.83 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
6.83 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
8th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.83 years
in 2019
All-time low
4.18 years
in 2006
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Oceania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Oceania recorded 6.83 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Oceania peaked at 6.83 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.18 years, in 2006.
That places MDG: Oceania 8th 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, male (years) (male years) in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.28 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 4.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 4.48 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 4.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.52 years | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 4.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 4.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.71 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 4.66 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.76 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.85 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.03 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.94 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.89 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 4.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.09 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.16 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.09 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.99 years | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.99 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.09 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.88 years | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.73 years | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.46 years | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.37 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 years | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.18 years | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.21 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.28 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.82 years | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 5.39 years | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 5.93 years | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.46 years | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 6.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.81 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.83 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.47 years | 4.28 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 years | 4.66 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.01 years | 4.88 years | 5.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 years | 4.18 years | 4.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.43 years | 5.39 years | 6.83 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Oceania
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.91 years compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.82 years compare
- 7 Eswatini 8.43 years compare
- 8 Malawi 8.3 years compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 8.13 years compare
- 10 Zambia 8.03 years compare
- 11 Anguilla 7.95 years compare
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,696 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 355,502 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,652 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Oceania?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in MDG: Oceania was 6.83 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 years in 2006.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release