Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 290,700 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) stood at 290,700. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 290,700 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90,370, in 2003.
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93,980 | — |
| 2001 | 91,940 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 90,840 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 90,370 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 91,900 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 95,890 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 100,600 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 106,900 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 115,000 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 122,800 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 129,500 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 135,400 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 143,700 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 154,800 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 165,400 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 173,200 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 116,300 | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 117,200 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 117,700 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 119,100 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 121,800 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 214,900 | +76.4% |
| 2022 | 232,800 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 251,800 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 271,600 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 290,700 | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 | +76.4% | 121,800 | 214,900 |
| 2016 | -32.9% | 173,200 | 116,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,022 | 90,370 | 122,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,230 | 116,300 | 173,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 230,600 | 121,800 | 290,700 | 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, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 290,700 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 290,700 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,370 in 2003.
- How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release