Adolescents out of school in Australia
Australia: Adolescents out of school was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.9% for adolescents out of school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10,800.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Australia peaked at 1.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Australia 132nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -75.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +165.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +341.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +54.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +71.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +80.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +61.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
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 in Australia?
- Adolescents out of school 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 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for adolescents out of school?
- Australia ranks 132nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,800.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (% of 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.