ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) vs Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
98.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
100.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
85th
Papua New Guinea rank
82nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
  • Papua New Guinea
0255075100199420092024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 100.9% against 98.1% in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), a difference of 2.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 93.5% 69.9% 23.5% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2010s 100.0% 90.4% 9.6% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2020s 98.7% 90.6% 8.1% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 100.9% against 98.1% in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Papua New Guinea?
2.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release