Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mali
1.1 modelled data
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.09 modelled data
in 2025
Mali rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mali
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.1 modelled data against 1.09 modelled data in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 modelled data | 0.9013 modelled data | 0.3173 modelled data | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.16 modelled data | 1.25 modelled data | 0.0954 modelled data | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 0.0069 modelled data | Mali |
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, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
- Mali, at 1.1 modelled data against 1.09 modelled data in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 modelled data, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mali ranks 49th 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