Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 303,800 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania is 303,800, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 409,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 201,300, in 2011.
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 children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 256,100 | — |
| 2001 | 256,200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 253,100 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 248,200 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 243,600 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 238,200 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 230,000 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 222,500 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 216,400 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 209,700 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 204,600 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 201,300 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 206,900 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 218,400 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 234,900 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 257,900 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 284,900 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 310,900 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 330,700 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 409,000 | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 358,400 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 396,100 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 374,800 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 349,000 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 325,900 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 303,800 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 237,400 | 209,700 | 256,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,950 | 201,300 | 409,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 351,333 | 303,800 | 396,100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
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 children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 303,800 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 409,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,300 in 2011.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release