Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Papua New Guinea
33.0%
in 2023
SDG: Central and Southern Asia
14.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Papua New Guinea
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.0% against 14.0% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.4 times SDG: Central and Southern Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 162 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: Central and Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.0% | 14.1% | 18.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 13.8% | 21.5% | 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: Central and Southern Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 33.0% against 14.0% in SDG: Central and Southern 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: Central and Southern Asia?
- 19.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 162 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 (%). 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