Papua New Guinea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, secondary education, female
Papua New Guinea
615,193
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
47.62 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
83rd
School age population, secondary education, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 47.62 million against 615,193 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 47.01 million.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 77.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 220 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 153,689 | 16.58 million | 16.43 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 213,141 | 22.33 million | 22.12 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 278,379 | 30.62 million | 30.34 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 393,356 | 38.54 million | 38.15 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 508,511 | 40.41 million | 39.90 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 588,756 | 45.54 million | 44.96 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Papua New Guinea or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 47.62 million against 615,193 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 47.01 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). 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