Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Papua New Guinea
31.3%
in 2023
SDG: Eastern Asia
6.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Papua New Guinea
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 31.3% against 6.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 25.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.0 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.0% | 4.0% | 27.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 5.8% | 29.7% | 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, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 31.3% against 6.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 25.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 183 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 (%). 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