Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ethiopia
1.08 modelled data
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.09 modelled data
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.09 modelled data against 1.08 modelled data in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 modelled data | 0.9013 modelled data | 0.3466 modelled data | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.25 modelled data | 0.1413 modelled data | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 0.0364 modelled data | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.09 modelled data against 1.08 modelled data in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 modelled data, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ethiopia ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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