Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female

Papua New Guinea
48.2%
in 2023
SDG: Least Developed Countries
45.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
182nd

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 48.2% against 45.6% in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Least Developed Countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 182nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Least Developed Countries in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: Least Developed Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 6.9% 8.7% 1.8% SDG: Least Developed Countries
1980s 9.8% 12.8% 3.0% SDG: Least Developed Countries
1990s 11.9% 16.4% 4.4% SDG: Least Developed Countries
2010s 38.2% 42.3% 4.1% SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 45.9% 45.5% 0.3% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Least Developed Countries?
Papua New Guinea, at 48.2% against 45.6% in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
2.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 182nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, 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, secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release