Benin vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Benin
14.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
15.2%
in 2025
Benin rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.2% against 14.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 21.2% | 5.7% | Benin |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 19.2% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 19.7% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Benin or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.2% against 14.3% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Benin and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, 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 children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release