Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education was 54.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
54.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 10 groups
All-time high
54.9%
in 2019
All-time low
52.5%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Oceania, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Oceania is 54.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Oceania peaked at 54.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2000.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5% | — |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.5% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 53.5% | 54.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 1 Korea 93.4% compare
- 2 Russian Federation 90.6% compare
- 3 Lithuania 86.3% compare
- 4 Netherlands 82.9% compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 80.0% compare
- 6 Czechia 77.8% compare
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 primary education in SDG: Oceania?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Oceania was 54.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release