Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 69.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 69.9% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 69.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1990.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 33rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.6% | — |
| 1991 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 57.6% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 60.3% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.4% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.5% | 69.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,341 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 261,464 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 78,205 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,186 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,467 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 69.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release