Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female
Papua New Guinea
63.5%
in 2023
UNICEF: Africa
58.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
168th
UNICEF: Africa rank
167th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 63.5% against 58.1% in UNICEF: Africa, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 168th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1% | 34.6% | 11.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 53.4% | 3.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 56.1% | 3.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 63.5% against 58.1% in UNICEF: Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Africa?
- 5.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). 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