School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Oceania
MDG: Oceania: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.39 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Oceania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Oceania stood at 3.39 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Oceania peaked at 3.39 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.55 years, in 1970.
That places MDG: Oceania 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.55 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.57 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.64 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.7 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.78 years | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.77 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.75 years | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.75 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.73 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.75 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.82 years | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.86 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.85 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.88 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.84 years | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.92 years | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.02 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 2.11 years | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.21 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.31 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.39 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.44 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.49 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.56 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.63 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.76 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.87 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.93 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.97 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.04 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.11 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.18 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.25 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.31 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.39 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7 years | 1.55 years | 1.78 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 years | 1.73 years | 1.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 years | 1.84 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 years | 2.11 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 years | 2.87 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Oceania
- 158 Dominican Republic 4.34 years compare
- 159 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 4.29 years compare
- 160 Eswatini 4.27 years compare
- 161 Saint Lucia 4.22 years compare
- 162 Singapore 4.14 years compare
- 163 Bangladesh 4.11 years compare
- 164 Jamaica 4.09 years compare
More education data for MDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 785,154 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 355,502 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 429,652 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 503,805 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 49,696 (2017)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 288,467 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 601,730 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 313,263 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Oceania?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in MDG: Oceania was 3.39 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in MDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 years in 1970.
- How does MDG: Oceania rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- MDG: Oceania ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Oceania 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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February 2026 Data Release