Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Bhutan
10.68 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10.54 years
in 2023
Bhutan rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 10.68 years against 10.54 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.14 years.

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

Bhutan ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 7.37 years 5.86 years 1.51 years Bhutan
2010s 10.23 years 8.9 years 1.33 years Bhutan
2020s 10.2 years 9.26 years 0.9339 years Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
Bhutan, at 10.68 years against 10.54 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
0.14 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bhutan ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release