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

Comoros
79.6%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
79.5%
in 2016
Comoros rank
164th
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

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

  • Comoros
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080197019942018

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 79.6% against 79.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Comoros ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 28.2% 28.3% 0.0% Papua New Guinea
1980s 73.8% 34.4% 39.4% Comoros
1990s 67.2% 37.8% 29.4% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Comoros or Papua New Guinea?
Comoros, at 79.6% against 79.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1994.
How do Comoros and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Comoros ranks 164th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 197 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.