Expected years of schooling in Oceania

14 countries in Oceania, 2023. Unit: years. World ranking →

First in the ranking
20.7 yrs
Median country
12.6 yrs
half above, half below
World
13.0 yrs
UNDP aggregate
Range
11.3 to 20.7
Solomon Islands - Australia

How to read it

Across 14 countries in Oceania, the highest value is in Australia (20.7 yrs) and the lowest in Solomon Islands (11.3 yrs).

The median country is at 12.6 yrs: half are above, half below.

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Source: UNDP, Human Development Report · licence

Expected schooling over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Australia20.7
2New Zealand19.3
3Tonga17.8
4Marshall Islands16.4
5Palau14.1
6Fiji13.8
7Nauru12.8
8Samoa12.4
9Tuvalu12.4
10Kiribati11.9
11Vanuatu11.8
12Federated States of Micronesia11.5
13Papua New Guinea11.5
14Solomon Islands11.3
UNDP HDR · 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO Source and licence

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