Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Australia
Australia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Australia is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Australia peaked at 12.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
That places Australia 196th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 14% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Australia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Australia was 0.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Australia ranks 196th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. 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 youth of upper 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