Comoros vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Comoros
35.9%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
35.9%
in 2025
Comoros rank
28th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Comoros
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 35.9% against 35.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 28th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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 | 21.4% | 17.3% | 4.1% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 18.8% | 9.2% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 34.4% | 4.2% | 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?
- Comoros, at 35.9% against 35.9% in Papua New Guinea 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?
- 0.0%, with Comoros 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 28th 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