School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 20.51 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Australia, 1993–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Australia is 20.51 years, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Australia peaked at 23.09 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.42 years, in 1994.
Australia ranks 1st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17.45 years | — |
| 1994 | 17.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 18.93 years | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 19.49 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 20.31 years | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 23.09 years | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 22.75 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 21.95 years | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 20.51 years | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.72 years | 17.42 years | 20.31 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.07 years | 20.51 years | 23.09 years | 4 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Australia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Australia was 20.51 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.09 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.42 years in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.