Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Papua New Guinea
15 years
in 2020
Spain
15 years
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
68th
Spain rank
68th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Spain
051015197019952020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 15 years against 15 years in Spain, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 68th and Spain ranks 68th of 209 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 15.2 years 14 years 1.2 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 15 years 14 years 1 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 15 years 14.2 years 0.8 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 15 years 16 years 1 years Spain
2010s 15 years 15.3 years 0.3 years Spain
2020s 15 years 15 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
Papua New Guinea, at 15 years against 15 years in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
0 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Papua New Guinea ranks 68th and Spain ranks 68th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.