Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 6.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania stood at 6.6%.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.
SDG: Oceania ranks 25th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 6.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release