Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Children out of school, primary, male

Korea
13,881
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
16,604
in 2020
Korea rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
85th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Korea
  • Papua New Guinea
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k198920052022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 16,604 against 13,881 in Korea, a difference of 2,723.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Korea ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 20,114 108,005 87,891 Papua New Guinea
2020s 18,502 16,604 1,898 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Korea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 16,604 against 13,881 in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Korea and Papua New Guinea?
2,723, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Korea ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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