Lebanon vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lebanon
35.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
35.9%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lebanon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 35.9% against 35.6% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 17.3% | 16.6% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 18.8% | 15.5% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.4% | 1.7% | Lebanon |
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, Lebanon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 35.9% against 35.6% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lebanon ranks 30th 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