School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia
Australia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 4.35 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia stood at 4.35 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia peaked at 4.84 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.05 years, in 1970.
Australia ranks 5th 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 years | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 1.17 years | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.23 years | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.32 years | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 1.36 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.37 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.38 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.37 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.39 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.42 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.49 years | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.46 years | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.51 years | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.54 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.64 years | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 1.76 years | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.82 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 3.3 years | +81.4% |
| 1994 | 3.33 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.46 years | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 3.67 years | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 3.91 years | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8 years | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 4.84 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.48 years | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.35 years | -2.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.35 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.81 years, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.35 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.66 years, 2.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +81.4% | 1.82 years | 3.3 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 years | 1.05 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 years | 1.35 years | 1.54 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 years | 1.64 years | 3.91 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.62 years | 4.35 years | 4.84 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 2 Turkey 6.38 years compare
- 3 South Korea 5.08 years compare
- 4 Grenada 4.42 years compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 4.28 years compare
- 7 Chile 4.06 years compare
- 8 Netherlands 3.99 years compare
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Australia was 4.35 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 years in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Australia ranks 5th 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, male (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.