Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 265,649 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
265,649
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
33rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
316,904
in 2021
All-time low
245,097
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 265,649 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 245,097 | — |
| 2019 | 247,018 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 301,039 | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 316,904 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 265,649 | -16.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 265,649 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95,080, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 265,649 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,268, 62.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 246,058 | 245,097 | 247,018 | 2 |
| 2020s | 294,531 | 265,649 | 316,904 | 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Papua New Guinea?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Papua New Guinea was 265,649 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 316,904 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 245,097 in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release