Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 42.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
42.6%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
24th
of 175 countries
All-time high
47.5%
in 2020
All-time low
42.5%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Papua New Guinea, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 42.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 42.5% | — |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -2.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 42.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 42.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.5%, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.5% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 42.6% | 47.5% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Papua New Guinea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Papua New Guinea was 42.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release