Papua New Guinea vs SDG: South-eastern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
100.9%
in 2023
SDG: South-eastern Asia
98.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
82nd
SDG: South-eastern Asia rank
85th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: South-eastern Asia
0255075100199420092024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 100.9% against 98.1% in SDG: South-eastern Asia, a difference of 2.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: South-eastern Asia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 85th of 199 countries.

SDG: South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 69.9% 93.5% 23.5% SDG: South-eastern Asia
2010s 90.4% 100.0% 9.6% SDG: South-eastern Asia
2020s 90.6% 98.7% 8.1% SDG: South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or SDG: South-eastern Asia?
Papua New Guinea, at 100.9% against 98.1% in SDG: South-eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and SDG: South-eastern Asia?
2.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: South-eastern Asia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: South-eastern Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 85th of 199 countries.
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