Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
Papua New Guinea
29.7%
in 2023
SDG: Eastern Asia
7.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
30th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 29.7% against 7.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 22.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.1 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 30th and SDG: Eastern Asia 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 | Papua New Guinea | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.2% | 5.0% | 24.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 6.7% | 28.9% | 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, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 29.7% against 7.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 22.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 30th and SDG: Eastern Asia 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