Adolescents out of school, male in Australia
Australia: Adolescents out of school, male was 1.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.9%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
129th
of 160 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2023
All-time low
1.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Adolescents out of school, male in Australia, 2020–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, male in Australia stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 100.1% over five years.
That places Australia 129th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adolescents out of school, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.0% | — |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +47.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.8%, 24% 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, male in Australia?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Australia was 1.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Australia ranks 129th 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, male (% of male 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.