Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Malawi
68.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
65.0%
in 2025
Malawi rank
16th
Papua New Guinea rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 68.6% against 65.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 16th and Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3% | 27.5% | 45.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 44.6% | 19.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 57.1% | 10.7% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 68.6% against 65.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Malawi ranks 16th 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