Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 189,200 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 189,200 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 140.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 291,100 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58,300, in 2000.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 36th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58,300 | — |
| 2001 | 59,910 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 62,210 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 64,720 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 68,110 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 71,810 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 76,700 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 76,530 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 73,750 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 73,210 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 75,200 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 78,990 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 80,190 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 78,980 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 78,350 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78,630 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 194,100 | +146.9% |
| 2017 | 205,200 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 225,600 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 254,900 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 291,100 | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 151,600 | -47.9% |
| 2022 | 169,400 | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 183,700 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 188,500 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 189,200 | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +146.9% | 78,630 | 194,100 |
| 2021 | -47.9% | 291,100 | 151,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68,525 | 58,300 | 76,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,014 | 75,200 | 254,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,583 | 151,600 | 291,100 | 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 189,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 291,100 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,300 in 2000.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release