School life expectancy, secondary, male in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.83 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Australia, 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Australia stood at 7.83 years. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Australia peaked at 9.53 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.83 years, in 2024.
Australia ranks 19th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.86 years | 7.94 years | 9.53 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.98 years | 7.83 years | 8.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 16 Moldova 7.92 years compare
- 17 Finland 7.86 years compare
- 18 Czechia 7.84 years compare
- 20 Netherlands 7.75 years compare
- 21 United Kingdom 7.73 years compare
- 22 New Zealand 7.69 years compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Australia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Australia was 7.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.83 years in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release