Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female

Papua New Guinea
118.9%
in 2023
SDG: Southern Asia
111.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
SDG: Southern Asia rank
10th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: Southern Asia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 118.9% against 111.2% in SDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Southern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Southern Asia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 10th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Southern Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 56.5% 93.8% 37.3% SDG: Southern Asia
2010s 101.8% 104.7% 2.9% SDG: Southern Asia
2020s 109.0% 102.1% 6.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, female, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Southern Asia?
Papua New Guinea, at 118.9% against 111.2% in SDG: Southern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, female between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Southern Asia?
7.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Southern Asia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Southern Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release