Out-of-school 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 587,900 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) is 587,900, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 587,900 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 188,100, in 2001.
That places SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 188,800 | — |
| 2001 | 188,100 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 189,100 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 191,600 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 197,200 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 208,900 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 222,100 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 237,500 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 254,700 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 268,100 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 277,500 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 283,400 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 290,600 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 301,500 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 312,900 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 322,300 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 217,400 | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 219,900 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 223,800 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 229,700 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 240,200 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 434,100 | +80.7% |
| 2022 | 473,600 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 512,900 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 553,000 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 587,900 | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +80.7% | 240,200 | 434,100 |
| 2016 | -32.5% | 322,300 | 217,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 214,610 | 188,100 | 268,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 267,900 | 217,400 | 322,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 466,950 | 240,200 | 587,900 | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 587,900 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 587,900 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,100 in 2001.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school 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 82.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release