Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Canada
1.05 GPIA
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.06 GPIA
in 2023
Canada rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
34th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Canada
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.06 GPIA against 1.05 GPIA in Canada, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Canada ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 34th of 175 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 1.06 GPIA 1.12 GPIA 0.0592 GPIA Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.9525 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0538 GPIA Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.06 GPIA against 1.05 GPIA in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
0.01 GPIA, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Canada ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 34th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
175 places, 2,817 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release