Cambodia vs Papua New Guinea: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Cambodia

5.2 years

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

4.96 years

in 2023

Cambodia rank

167th

Papua New Guinea rank

169th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Cambodia currently reports 5.2 years against 4.96 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2346 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.