Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Papua New Guinea
14.6%
in 2025
Paraguay
16.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Paraguay rank
47th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 16.1% against 14.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Paraguay ranks 47th 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 | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 3.0% | 19.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 5.3% | 15.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 14.1% | 5.4% | 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, female, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 16.1% against 14.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 1.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Paraguay ranks 47th 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, female (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