Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
265,649
in 2023
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
189,200
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
36th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 265,649 against 189,200 in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 76,449.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 36th of 184 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 246,058 | 240,250 | 5,808 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 294,531 | 208,800 | 85,731 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Papua New Guinea, at 265,649 against 189,200 in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- 76,449, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 36th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release