MDG: World vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

MDG: World
1.52 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.85 years
in 2023
MDG: World rank
99th
Papua New Guinea rank
100th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

  • MDG: World
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52197519992024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.85 years against 1.52 years in MDG: World, a difference of 0.33 years.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1984 it was MDG: World ahead.

MDG: World ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: World averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: World Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.08 years 0.0104 years 1.07 years MDG: World
1990s 1.1 years 0.0601 years 1.04 years MDG: World
2000s 1.21 years 0.7982 years 0.4117 years MDG: World
2010s 1.52 years 1.73 years 0.2078 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.48 years 1.66 years 0.1725 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, MDG: World or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.85 years against 1.52 years in MDG: World as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between MDG: World and Papua New Guinea?
0.33 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: World and Papua New Guinea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do MDG: World and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
MDG: World ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,947 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release