Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
10.2 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
9.33 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
28th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • UNICEF: Western Europe
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.2 years against 9.33 years in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 0.87 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was UNICEF: Western Europe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 28th of 200 countries.

UNICEF: Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea UNICEF: Western Europe Difference Ahead
2010s 8.58 years 9.4 years 0.8226 years UNICEF: Western Europe
2020s 9.19 years 9.3 years 0.1056 years UNICEF: Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: Western Europe?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.2 years against 9.33 years in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Western Europe?
0.87 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Western Europe?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release