Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 156,600 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) recorded 156,600 for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 207,600 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86,320, in 2009.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 121,200 | — |
| 2001 | 122,800 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 122,200 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 119,600 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 115,300 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 108,100 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 99,700 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 93,410 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 89,730 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 86,320 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 86,480 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88,900 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 95,540 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 104,000 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 114,700 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 127,800 | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 142,700 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 155,700 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 165,000 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 207,600 | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 179,700 | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 202,100 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 191,000 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 178,100 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 168,300 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 156,600 | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107,836 | 86,320 | 122,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,842 | 86,480 | 207,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,300 | 156,600 | 202,100 | 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 children of primary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 156,600 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 207,600 in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,320 in 2009.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 Out-of-school children of primary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release