Papua New Guinea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
88.0%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
79.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
155th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
156th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 88.0% against 79.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 155th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 156th of 211 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 33.2% 50.6% 17.4% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 41.2% 58.5% 17.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 45.4% 63.6% 18.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 75.4% 74.6% 0.8% Papua New Guinea
2020s 79.2% 77.2% 2.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Papua New Guinea, at 88.0% against 79.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
8.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 156th of 211 countries.
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