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

Madagascar
78.9%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
79.5%
in 2016
Madagascar rank
166th
Papua New Guinea rank
165th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 79.5% against 78.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 166th and Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 197 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 54.1% 28.8% 25.3% Madagascar
1980s 61.8% 35.6% 26.2% Madagascar
1990s 53.1% 35.2% 17.9% Madagascar
2010s 85.8% 75.9% 9.9% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 79.5% against 78.9% in Madagascar as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
0.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 166th 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.