Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
15.2%
in 2025
Uganda
14.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Uganda rank
53rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.2% against 14.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 53rd 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 | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 9.9% | 11.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 11.2% | 8.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 13.7% | 6.0% | 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 Uganda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.2% against 14.3% in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 53rd 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