Benin vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Benin
35.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
35.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Benin
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 35.9% against 35.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 17.3% | 13.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 18.8% | 8.6% | Benin |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 34.4% | 3.0% | Benin |
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, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 35.9% against 35.3% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Benin ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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, male (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