Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia
Australia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3333 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.3333 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia peaked at 0.975 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2 modelled data, in 2019.
Australia ranks 187th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.975 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9474 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9429 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9355 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8966 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8519 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8333 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8095 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7778 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6875 modelled data | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6923 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6364 modelled data | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6 modelled data | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4444 modelled data | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5 modelled data | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4286 modelled data | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2857 modelled data | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3333 modelled data | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 modelled data | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.25 modelled data | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.25 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3333 modelled data | +33.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.3333 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 33% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.3333 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7778 modelled data, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -40.0% | 0.3333 modelled data | 0.2 modelled data |
| 2025 | +33.3% | 0.25 modelled data | 0.3333 modelled data |
| 2016 | -33.3% | 0.4286 modelled data | 0.2857 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8657 modelled data | 0.6875 modelled data | 0.975 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4454 modelled data | 0.2 modelled data | 0.6923 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2472 modelled data | 0.2 modelled data | 0.3333 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 184 Cape Verde 0.3973 modelled data compare
- 185 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3846 modelled data compare
- 186 Cook Islands 0.375 modelled data compare
- 187 Aruba 0.3333 modelled data compare
- 189 Saint Lucia 0.3299 modelled data compare
- 190 Tonga 0.3258 modelled data compare
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia was 0.3333 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.975 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 modelled data in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Australia ranks 187th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release