Australia vs OECD members: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Australia
19.94 years
in 2018
OECD members
16.02 years
in 2019
Australia rank
1st
OECD members rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Australia
- OECD members
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.94 years against 16.02 years in OECD members, a difference of 3.92 years.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.67 years | 13.73 years | 4.94 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.62 years | 15.95 years | 5.67 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Australia or OECD members?
- Australia, at 19.94 years against 16.02 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Australia and OECD members?
- 3.92 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
- How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Australia ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.