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 1.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.8%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
129th
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2024
All-time low
0.2%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia stood at 1.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 1,054.9% over five years.
Australia ranks 129th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.2% | — |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +295.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +126.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 28% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
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 1.8% 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 1.8% 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 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Australia ranks 129th 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release