Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Bangladesh
85.6%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
85.4%
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
142nd
Papua New Guinea rank
145th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 85.6% against 85.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 193 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 60.2% 38.5% 21.7% Bangladesh
1980s 53.9% 39.5% 14.5% Bangladesh
1990s 56.2% 38.7% 17.5% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
Bangladesh, at 85.6% against 85.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1990.
How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.