GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
10.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
33.0%
in 2023
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
25th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.0% against 10.0% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.3 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 39 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 33.0% | 25.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 35.4% | 27.3% | 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, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 33.0% against 10.0% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea?
- 23.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). 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