Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Children out of school, primary

Dominican Republic
56,334
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
53,289
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
67th
Papua New Guinea rank
70th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197219982024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 56,334 against 53,289 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3,045.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 61,040 177,588 116,549 Papua New Guinea
2020s 80,428 47,366 33,062 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Dominican Republic, at 56,334 against 53,289 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
3,045, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Papua New Guinea ranks 70th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 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.