ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
98.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
100.9%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
79th
Papua New Guinea rank
82nd

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

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • Papua New Guinea
0255075100199420092024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 100.9% against 98.7% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 79th and Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd of 221 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 85.9% 69.9% 16.0% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2010s 96.2% 90.4% 5.8% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2020s 98.2% 90.6% 7.6% ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 100.9% against 98.7% in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Papua New Guinea?
2.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 79th 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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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