Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
Malawi
27.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
29.7%
in 2023
Malawi rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.7% against 27.7% in Malawi, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th of 162 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.1% | 29.2% | 6.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 35.6% | 7.2% | 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, male, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 29.7% against 27.7% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Malawi ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 30th 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, male (%). 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