MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
9.41 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10.54 years
in 2023
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd

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

  • MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.54 years against 9.41 years in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 1.13 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 221 groups.

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 9.59 years 8.9 years 0.6871 years MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 9.45 years 9.26 years 0.1869 years MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.54 years against 9.41 years in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
1.13 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd of 221 groups.
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