School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 6.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.72 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.9 years
in 2014
All-time low
5.82 years
in 2006
Years of data
34
1991–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Oceania, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Oceania stood at 6.72 years.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Oceania peaked at 6.9 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.82 years, in 2006.
That places SDG: Oceania 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.22 years | — |
| 1992 | 6.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.2 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.13 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.06 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.93 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.83 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.83 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.82 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.12 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.39 years | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.63 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 6.86 years | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.78 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.79 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.73 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 6.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.72 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.22 years | 6.13 years | 6.28 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 5.82 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 years | 6.39 years | 6.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 years | 6.72 years | 6.79 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 12 Montserrat 7.95 years compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.91 years compare
- 14 Grenada 7.89 years compare
- 15 Botswana 7.76 years compare
- 16 Ireland 7.67 years compare
- 17 Afghanistan 7.58 years compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 7.53 years compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Oceania?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Oceania was 6.72 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 years in 2006.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release