Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 56.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 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 sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) is 56.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 56.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2003.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1% | — |
| 2001 | 29.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 56.1% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.0% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 34.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 42.1% | 56.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 844,702 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,341 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 261,464 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 78,205 (2019)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,186 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,467 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,805 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 56.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release