Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Eritrea
36.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
37.6%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Eritrea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 37.6% against 36.8% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 16.5% | 14.3% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 21.7% | 14.9% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 36.1% | 0.5% | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 37.6% against 36.8% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eritrea ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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