GPE: Region 2 vs Papua New Guinea: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes

GPE: Region 2
48.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
52.1%
in 2023
GPE: Region 2 rank
177th
Papua New Guinea rank
176th

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Region 2
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 52.1% against 48.3% in GPE: Region 2, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Region 2's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GPE: Region 2 ahead.

GPE: Region 2 ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 221 groups.

GPE: Region 2 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 2 Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 10.9% 10.5% 0.4% GPE: Region 2
1980s 20.9% 12.5% 8.5% GPE: Region 2
1990s 21.8% 14.3% 7.6% GPE: Region 2
2010s 43.9% 42.6% 1.3% GPE: Region 2
2020s 47.6% 47.5% 0.1% GPE: Region 2

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes, GPE: Region 2 or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 52.1% against 48.3% in GPE: Region 2 as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes between GPE: Region 2 and Papua New Guinea?
3.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 2 and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do GPE: Region 2 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
GPE: Region 2 ranks 177th and Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes (%). 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, secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,492 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release