Papua New Guinea vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2023
UNESCO: Sids
31.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
UNESCO: Sids rank
5th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.3% against 31.7% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times UNESCO: Sids's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 5th of 185 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.3% | 31.3% | 16.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 31.2% | 6.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Papua New Guinea or UNESCO: Sids?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.3% against 31.7% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Papua New Guinea and UNESCO: Sids?
- 7.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNESCO: Sids?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 5th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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