Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Children not in school

Lao People's Democratic Republic
34.06
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
34.69
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd

Children not in school over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
406080100199920122025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 34.69 against 34.06 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.63.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 174 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 33.24 33.06 0.1774 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 31.65 36.59 4.94 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children not in school, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 34.69 against 34.06 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in children not in school between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
0.63, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children not in school?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children not in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children not in school
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed