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
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
February 2026 Data Release