Papua New Guinea vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
61.9%
in 2023
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
30.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 61.9% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 31.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd 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 | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.5% | 31.7% | 26.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 31.2% | 32.3% | 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Papua New Guinea, at 61.9% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 31.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd 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