Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary was 60.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Oceania, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania recorded 60.6% for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Oceania peaked at 66.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.7% | — |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.7% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 60.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
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More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Oceania?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Oceania was 60.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 3rd out of 8 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release