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 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia peaked at 3.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Australia 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 187 Poland 0.3% compare
- 189 Aruba 0.2% compare
- 189 Brazil 0.2% compare
- 189 Cyprus 0.2% compare
- 189 Netherlands 0.2% compare
- 189 Russian Federation 0.2% 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 0.2% 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 3.9% 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% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Australia ranks 189th out of 206 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 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release