Papua New Guinea vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
1.9%
in 1999
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
9.3%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
193rd
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
190th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low Income (july 2025) currently reports 9.3% against 1.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s figure about 4.8 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Low Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th of 194 countries.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 5.0% | 3.3% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 4.2% | 1.6% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025), at 9.3% against 1.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 7.4%, with WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1999.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release