GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
32.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
61.9%
in 2023
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
19th
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 61.9% against 32.3% in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 29.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 39 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 39.0% 58.5% 19.5% Papua New Guinea
2020s 37.5% 63.5% 26.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 61.9% against 32.3% in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea?
29.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
223 places, 4,150 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release