School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.65 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.65 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.69 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania recorded 2.65 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 2.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1999.
SDG: Oceania ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.69 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 2.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.51 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.60 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.65 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.70 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.00 million | 1.86 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million | 2.51 million | 2.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
- 199 Dominica 2,584 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 2,337 compare
- 201 Bermuda 1,874 compare
- 202 Marshall Islands 1,850 compare
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,579 compare
- 204 Liechtenstein 1,565 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 1,416 compare
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,239 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2336 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3034 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 2.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release