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 0.9401 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9401 GPIA
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
83rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.9401 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.1629 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia is 0.9401 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 477.2% over five years.
That places Australia 83rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.1629 GPIA | — |
| 2021 | 0.4366 GPIA | +168.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7361 GPIA | +68.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8679 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9401 GPIA | +8.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9401 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.983 GPIA, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9401 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
- 80 Tuvalu 0.949 GPIA
- 81 New Zealand 0.9456 GPIA compare
- 82 Jamaica 0.944 GPIA
- 84 Oman 0.933 GPIA compare
- 85 Panama 0.933 GPIA
- 86 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9329 GPIA 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 0.9401 GPIA in 2024, 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 0.9401 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1629 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Australia ranks 83rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release