Papua New Guinea vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Papua New Guinea
39.2%
in 2023
WB: Pacific Island Small States
33.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
5th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.2% against 33.3% in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 5th of 183 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 | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.9% | 23.6% | 23.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 31.4% | 5.7% | 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.2% against 33.3% in WB: Pacific Island Small States 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 WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 5.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 5th of 183 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release