Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female
Papua New Guinea
48.2%
in 2023
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
45.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
181st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 48.2% against 45.6% in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: West and Central Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 181st of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: West and Central Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 15.7% | 6.0% | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 16.9% | 4.9% | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 39.4% | 1.2% | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 44.3% | 1.6% | 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 48.2% against 45.6% in UNICEF: West and Central Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 2.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 181st 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
February 2026 Data Release