Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 198,400 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania stood at 198,400.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 300,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89,120, in 2015.
SDG: Oceania ranks 35th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 114,700 | — |
| 2001 | 111,700 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 108,700 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 107,500 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 106,800 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 106,700 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 108,100 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 103,600 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 97,180 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 93,420 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 92,540 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 93,940 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 93,800 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 90,990 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 89,400 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 89,120 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 204,600 | +129.6% |
| 2017 | 214,900 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 235,100 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 264,300 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 300,000 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 160,600 | -46.5% |
| 2022 | 177,700 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 192,300 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 197,400 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 198,400 | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania 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 | +129.6% | 89,120 | 204,600 |
| 2021 | -46.5% | 300,000 | 160,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105,840 | 93,420 | 114,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 146,869 | 89,120 | 264,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,400 | 160,600 | 300,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 32 Indonesia 275,464 compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 265,649 compare
- 34 Togo 242,271 compare
- 35 Ukraine 230,385 compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 219,436 compare
- 37 South Africa 209,161 compare
- 38 Liberia 178,441 compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 198,400 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?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,120 in 2015.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 35th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania 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