School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 5.83 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Australia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Australia is 5.83 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Australia peaked at 6.77 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5269 years, in 1970.
Australia ranks 3rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8668 years | 0.5269 years | 1.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 years | 1.16 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.06 years | 1.9 years | 4.18 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 5.83 years | 6.77 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Puerto Rico (US) 6.76 years compare
- 2 Greece 6.57 years compare
- 4 St. Kitts and Nevis 5.79 years compare
- 5 Argentina 5.63 years compare
- 6 Turkiye 5.56 years compare
More education data for Australia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Australia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Australia was 5.83 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5269 years in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.