School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Australia

Australia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 21.09 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
21.09 years
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
23.48 years
in 2015
All-time low
17.39 years
in 1994
Years of data
9
1993–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Australia, 1993–2018

05101520251993200520181993: 17.4 years1994: 17.4 years1995: 18.9 years1996: 19.5 years1997: 20.6 years2015: 23.5 years2016: 23.1 years2017: 22.4 years2018: 21.1 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Australia stood at 21.09 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Australia peaked at 23.48 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.39 years, in 1994.

Australia ranks 1st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.77 years 17.39 years 20.6 years 5
2010s 22.54 years 21.09 years 23.48 years 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Sweden 20.71 years compare
  2. 3 Belgium 20.55 years compare
  3. 4 Finland 20.3 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

More gender data for Australia

All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Australia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Australia was 21.09 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 23.48 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.39 years in 1994.
How does Australia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Australia ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.