Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Oceania: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
265,649
in 2023
SDG: Oceania
198,400
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
SDG: Oceania rank
35th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: Oceania
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 265,649 against 198,400 in SDG: Oceania, a difference of 67,249.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Oceania'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 ranks 35th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: Oceania Difference Ahead
2010s 246,058 249,700 3,642 SDG: Oceania
2020s 294,531 217,633 76,897 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?
Papua New Guinea, at 265,649 against 198,400 in SDG: Oceania 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?
67,249, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Oceania?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Oceania rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and SDG: Oceania ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
223 places, 4,228 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release