Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Australia
Australia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0 modelled data in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Australia stood at 0 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Australia peaked at 0.8462 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 modelled data, in 2022.
That places Australia 196th out of 204 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Australia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8462 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8333 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7778 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.75 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7143 modelled data | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6667 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6 modelled data | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 modelled data | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 modelled data | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3333 modelled data | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 modelled data | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 modelled data | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 modelled data | — |
| 2024 | 0 modelled data | — |
| 2025 | 0 modelled data | — |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data. (70 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.5 modelled data | 0 modelled data |
| 2011 | -50.0% | 0.5 modelled data | 0.25 modelled data |
| 2017 | +50.0% | 0.3333 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data |
| 2012 | +33.3% | 0.25 modelled data | 0.3333 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7088 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 0.8462 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3917 modelled data | 0.25 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1667 modelled data | 0 modelled data | 0.5 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 193 Latvia 0.1875 modelled data compare
- 194 Bermuda 0.1538 modelled data compare
- 195 Montserrat 0.0625 modelled data compare
- 196 Aruba 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Brunei Darussalam 0 modelled data
- 196 Cyprus 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Ireland 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Lithuania 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Maldives 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Niue 0 modelled data compare
- 196 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 modelled data
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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Australia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Australia was 0 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8462 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 modelled data in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Australia ranks 196th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 children of primary 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