Adolescents out of school, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Adolescents out of school, female was 33.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
33.0%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
25th
of 160 countries
All-time high
38.3%
in 2020
All-time low
32.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Adolescents out of school, female in Papua New Guinea, 2018–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 33.0% for adolescents out of school, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 25th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Adolescents out of school, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 33.5% | — |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | -5.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 33.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 33.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 5.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.0% | 32.5% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 33.0% | 38.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Papua New Guinea was 33.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.