Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Papua New Guinea
9,943
in 1999
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
5.76 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
160th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
157th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 5.76 million against 9,943 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.75 million.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 578.8 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 160th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 157th of 200 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 5,426 330,491 325,065 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1980s 5,328 582,193 576,864 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1990s 12,613 1.26 million 1.25 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 5.76 million against 9,943 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
5.75 million, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1999.
How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 160th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 157th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.