School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.8 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 7.8 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 8.79 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.74 years, in 2018.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th 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, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.79 years | — |
| 2015 | 8.77 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.59 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.48 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.74 years | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 8.19 years | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 7.93 years | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 7.93 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.82 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.8 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.8 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.42 years | 7.74 years | 8.79 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.86 years | 7.8 years | 7.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 7.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.74 years in 2018.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release