School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.99 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania recorded 15.99 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 17.31 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.97 years, in 2018.
SDG: Oceania ranks 23rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.31 years | — |
| 2015 | 17.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.93 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.62 years | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.97 years | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.49 years | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16.22 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 16.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.05 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 15.99 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.76 years | 15.97 years | 17.31 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.12 years | 15.99 years | 16.33 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3034 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 15.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.31 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.97 years in 2018.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release