Children out of school, primary, female in Australia
Australia: Children out of school, primary, female was 1,110 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, female in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, children out of school, primary, female in Australia stood at 1,110.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Australia peaked at 40,463 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 890, in 2001.
That places Australia 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40,463 | — |
| 2001 | 890 | -97.8% |
| 2003 | 9,412 | +957.5% |
| 2004 | 6,988 | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 2,227 | -68.1% |
| 2006 | 1,847 | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 22,214 | +1102.7% |
| 2012 | 18,313 | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 1,206 | -93.4% |
| 2019 | 1,191 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,074 | +326.0% |
| 2021 | 2,619 | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 2,081 | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 1,110 | -46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,304 | 890 | 40,463 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10,731 | 1,191 | 22,214 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,721 | 1,110 | 5,074 | 4 |
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More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Australia?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Australia was 1,110 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 40,463 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 890 in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Australia ranks 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.