Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Laos
64.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
65.0%
in 2025
Laos rank
22nd
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Laos
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 65.0% against 64.3% in Laos, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 27.5% | 32.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 44.6% | 6.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 0.0% | 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, female, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 65.0% against 64.3% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Laos ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (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