Papua New Guinea vs SDG: World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
61.9%
in 2023
SDG: World
30.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
SDG: World rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- SDG: World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 61.9% against 30.5% in SDG: World, a difference of 31.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times SDG: World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and SDG: World ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | SDG: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.5% | 31.1% | 27.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 31.0% | 32.5% | 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, Papua New Guinea or SDG: World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 61.9% against 30.5% in SDG: World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and SDG: World?
- 31.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: World rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and SDG: World ranks 21st of 184 countries.
- 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