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

Papua New Guinea
85.2%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
77.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
156th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

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

Papua New Guinea currently reports 85.2% against 77.4% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, a difference of 7.8%.

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 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 156th of 206 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 26.5% 37.4% 10.8% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 39.3% 49.8% 10.5% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 42.7% 55.3% 12.6% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 72.1% 70.8% 1.3% Papua New Guinea
2020s 78.7% 73.8% 4.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Papua New Guinea or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Papua New Guinea, at 85.2% against 77.4% in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
7.8%, 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?
23 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, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 156th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,554 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release