Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)
Guyana
16.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
15.8%
in 2025
Guyana rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) over time
- Guyana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 16.6% against 15.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Guyana'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.
Guyana ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea 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 | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 19.8% | 14.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 18.2% | 11.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 20.0% | 3.3% | 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, male (modelled), Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Guyana, at 16.6% against 15.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Guyana ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea 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, male (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