Papua New Guinea vs SDG: South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Papua New Guinea
61.0%
in 2023
SDG: South-eastern Asia
24.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
SDG: South-eastern Asia rank
27th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: South-eastern Asia
0204060200020122025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 61.0% against 24.8% in SDG: South-eastern Asia, a difference of 36.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.5 times SDG: South-eastern Asia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 24th and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 27th of 179 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: South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2010s 54.8% 32.8% 22.0% Papua New Guinea
2020s 63.1% 31.3% 31.7% 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, male, Papua New Guinea or SDG: South-eastern Asia?
Papua New Guinea, at 61.0% against 24.8% in SDG: South-eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Papua New Guinea and SDG: South-eastern Asia?
36.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: South-eastern Asia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: South-eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 24th and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 27th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
218 places, 3,927 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release