Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Papua New Guinea
73.2%
in 2016
Tanzania, United Republic of
72.9%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
166th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
167th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 73.2% against 72.9% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 167th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 21.8% 27.9% 6.0% Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 31.4% 44.1% 12.7% Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 34.1% 43.0% 8.9% Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 73.2% 63.0% 10.2% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Papua New Guinea, at 73.2% against 72.9% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 166th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 167th of 193 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.