Comoros vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Comoros
38.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
39.5%
in 2025
Comoros rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Comoros
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.5% against 38.8% in Comoros, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 15.6% | 9.8% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 24.8% | 2.4% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 37.9% | 6.8% | 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, Comoros or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.5% against 38.8% in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Comoros ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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, female (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