ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) vs Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
80.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
88.0%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
153rd
Papua New Guinea rank
155th

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

  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 88.0% against 80.4% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 221 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 56.1% 33.2% 22.9% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
1980s 65.8% 41.2% 24.6% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
1990s 70.0% 45.4% 24.7% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 79.1% 75.4% 3.6% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2020s 79.4% 79.2% 0.2% ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 88.0% against 80.4% in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Papua New Guinea?
7.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
432 places, 16,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release