Australia - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Australia was 15,542.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104,354.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 241.00 in 1978.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 52,435.00
1973 73,700.00
1974 83,077.00
1975 41,062.00
1976 25,468.00
1977 346.00
1978 241.00
1979 354.00
1980 709.00
1981 1,464.00
1982 14,124.00
1983 29,032.00
1984 55,753.00
1985 53,707.00
1986 42,944.00
1987 34,723.00
1988 25,155.00
1989 23,833.00
1990 30,144.00
1991 39,520.00
1992 43,555.00
1993 50,321.00
1994 55,241.00
1995 90,586.00
1996 83,683.00
1997 92,003.00
1998 94,207.00
1999 102,095.00
2000 104,354.00
2001 32,273.00
2002 31,396.00
2003 47,806.00
2004 39,973.00
2005 25,452.00
2006 21,617.00
2007 18,579.00
2008 16,931.00
2009 13,008.00
2010 9,666.00
2011 44,871.00
2012 39,575.00
2013 1,212.00
2014 1,742.00
2015 1,861.00
2016 955.00
2017 7,031.00
2018 9,614.00
2019 15,542.00

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Australia was 7,676 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,741 in 1995 and a minimum value of 3,169 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 24,653
1973 32,417
1974 36,670
1975 18,435
1976 12,017
1982 7,160
1983 15,799
1984 28,182
1985 25,412
1986 19,271
1987 14,511
1988 9,345
1989 8,656
1990 12,488
1991 17,077
1992 19,042
1993 22,514
1994 24,803
1995 41,741
1996 37,225
1997 39,559
1998 37,164
1999 37,900
2000 36,303
2003 8,347
2004 5,679
2011 17,865
2012 15,723
2017 3,169
2018 5,119
2019 7,676

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Australia was 0.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 4.97 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.29 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 3.34
1973 4.38
1974 4.97
1975 2.51
1976 1.64
1982 0.94
1983 2.10
1984 3.83
1985 3.55
1986 2.74
1987 2.08
1988 1.34
1989 1.22
1990 1.72
1991 2.32
1992 2.55
1993 2.99
1994 3.28
1995 4.73
1996 4.20
1997 4.44
1998 4.14
1999 4.19
2000 3.99
2003 0.91
2004 0.62
2011 1.90
2012 1.64
2017 0.29
2018 0.47
2019 0.69

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Australia was 7,866 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68,051 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3,862 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 27,782
1973 41,283
1974 46,407
1975 22,627
1976 13,451
1982 6,964
1983 13,233
1984 27,571
1985 28,295
1986 23,673
1987 20,212
1988 15,810
1989 15,177
1990 17,656
1991 22,443
1992 24,513
1993 27,807
1994 30,438
1995 48,845
1996 46,458
1997 52,444
1998 57,043
1999 64,195
2000 68,051
2003 39,459
2004 34,294
2011 27,006
2012 23,852
2017 3,862
2018 4,495
2019 7,866

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Australia was 0.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 6.93 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.34 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 3.57
1973 5.29
1974 5.96
1975 2.92
1976 1.75
1982 0.87
1983 1.68
1984 3.57
1985 3.76
1986 3.20
1987 2.75
1988 2.14
1989 2.03
1990 2.31
1991 2.89
1992 3.12
1993 3.52
1994 3.83
1995 5.27
1996 4.98
1997 5.56
1998 5.97
1999 6.62
2000 6.93
2003 4.00
2004 3.49
2011 2.72
2012 2.36
2017 0.34
2018 0.39
2019 0.68

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Australia was 0.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 5.51 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1978.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 3.46
1973 4.85
1974 5.48
1975 2.72
1976 1.70
1977 0.02
1978 0.02
1979 0.02
1980 0.05
1981 0.09
1982 0.91
1983 1.89
1984 3.70
1985 3.65
1986 2.98
1987 2.43
1988 1.75
1989 1.63
1990 2.03
1991 2.61
1992 2.84
1993 3.26
1994 3.57
1995 5.00
1996 4.60
1997 5.02
1998 5.08
1999 5.45
2000 5.51
2001 1.70
2002 1.65
2003 2.52
2004 2.11
2005 1.35
2006 1.15
2007 0.99
2008 0.90
2009 0.69
2010 0.51
2011 2.32
2012 2.01
2013 0.06
2014 0.08
2015 0.09
2016 0.04
2017 0.32
2018 0.43
2019 0.68

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation