Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Papua New Guinea
9.91 years
in 2023
SDG: Eastern Asia
9.04 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
42nd

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: Eastern Asia
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.91 years against 9.04 years in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.87 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 42nd of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Eastern Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.23 years 7.88 years 2.65 years SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 8.23 years 8.99 years 0.7593 years SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 9.15 years 8.96 years 0.1938 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Eastern Asia?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.91 years against 9.04 years in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
0.87 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release