Papua New Guinea vs Singapore: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
100.9%
in 2023
Singapore
100.5%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
82nd
Singapore rank
85th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 100.9% against 100.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Singapore ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Singapore ranks 85th of 199 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Singapore Difference Ahead
2010s 88.9% 100.5% 11.6% Singapore
2020s 90.6% 100.3% 9.7% Singapore

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 Singapore?
Papua New Guinea, at 100.9% against 100.5% in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Singapore 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