GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Papua New Guinea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
5.33 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
9,943
in 1999
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
159th
Papua New Guinea rank
160th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 5.33 million against 9,943 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.32 million.

That makes GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 536.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 221 groups.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 371,798 5,426 366,372 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 1.01 million 5,483 1.00 million GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 2.08 million 12,520 2.07 million GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Papua New Guinea?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 5.33 million against 9,943 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea?
5.32 million, with GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1999.
How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release