Adolescents out of school, female in Australia
Australia: Adolescents out of school, female was 1.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Australia, 2020–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Australia is 1.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 1,054.9% over five years.
That places Australia 127th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adolescents out of school, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.2% | — |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +295.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +126.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 28% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
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 adolescents out of school, female in Australia?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Australia was 1.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Australia ranks 127th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.