Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Adolescents out of school, male

Malawi
27.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
29.7%
in 2023
Malawi rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
30th

Adolescents out of school, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.7% against 27.7% in Malawi, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 160 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 23.1% 29.2% 6.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 28.4% 35.6% 7.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, male, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 29.7% against 27.7% in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school, male between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
2.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for adolescents out of school, male?
Malawi ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
Unit
% of male lower secondary school age
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,621 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.