Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 297,200 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
297,200
Change on year
up 5.6%
Rank
35th
of 39 groups
All-time high
297,200
in 2025
All-time low
94,860
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k2000201220252000: 94.9k2001: 96.2k2002: 98.2k2003: 101.2k2004: 105.4k2005: 113.0k2006: 121.5k2007: 130.6k2008: 139.7k2009: 145.3k2010: 148.1k2011: 148.0k2012: 146.9k2013: 146.7k2014: 147.6k2015: 149.1k2016: 101.1k2017: 102.7k2018: 106.1k2019: 110.6k2020: 118.4k2021: 219.2k2022: 240.8k2023: 261.2k2024: 281.4k2025: 297.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) is 297,200, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 297,200 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 94,860, in 2000.

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, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 94,860
2001 96,170 +1.4%
2002 98,230 +2.1%
2003 101,200 +3.0%
2004 105,400 +4.2%
2005 113,000 +7.2%
2006 121,500 +7.5%
2007 130,600 +7.5%
2008 139,700 +7.0%
2009 145,300 +4.0%
2010 148,100 +1.9%
2011 148,000 -0.1%
2012 146,900 -0.7%
2013 146,700 -0.1%
2014 147,600 +0.6%
2015 149,100 +1.0%
2016 101,100 -32.2%
2017 102,700 +1.6%
2018 106,100 +3.3%
2019 110,600 +4.2%
2020 118,400 +7.1%
2021 219,200 +85.1%
2022 240,800 +9.9%
2023 261,200 +8.5%
2024 281,400 +7.7%
2025 297,200 +5.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +85.1% 118,400 219,200
2016 -32.2% 149,100 101,100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 114,596 94,860 145,300 10
2010s 130,690 101,100 149,100 10
2020s 236,367 118,400 297,200 6

Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 32 Malawi 343,683 compare
  2. 33 Malaysia 321,502 compare
  3. 34 Algeria 303,533 compare
  4. 35 Thailand 288,972 compare
  5. 36 Benin 280,095 compare
  6. 37 Cambodia 270,540 compare
  7. 38 South Africa 235,855 compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

More education data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)

All data for SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) was 297,200 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 297,200 in 2025.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was 94,860 in 2000.
How does SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
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, male rising or falling in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 3,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release