Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
15.2%
in 2025
Tanzania
14.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Tanzania rank
52nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.2% against 14.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.7% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.5% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 15.2% | 4.5% | 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, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.2% against 14.5% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 52nd 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release