Papua New Guinea vs WB: World: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
1.86 years
in 2023
WB: World
1.53 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
101st
WB: World rank
99th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: World
00.511.52197319982024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.86 years against 1.53 years in WB: World, a difference of 0.33 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times WB: World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1975 it was WB: World ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and WB: World ranks 99th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and WB: World in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0015 years 0.9915 years 0.9899 years WB: World
1980s 0.0088 years 1.09 years 1.08 years WB: World
1990s 0.0606 years 1.11 years 1.05 years WB: World
2000s 0.8004 years 1.22 years 0.4163 years WB: World
2010s 1.72 years 1.53 years 0.1929 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.65 years 1.49 years 0.1504 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or WB: World?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.86 years against 1.53 years in WB: World as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and WB: World?
0.33 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: World?
27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: World rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and WB: World ranks 99th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release