Papua New Guinea vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Papua New Guinea
10.54 years
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
9.42 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
23rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
21st

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.54 years against 9.42 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 1.12 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 21st of 200 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
2010s 8.9 years 9.6 years 0.6949 years WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 9.26 years 9.46 years 0.1948 years WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Papua New Guinea or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.54 years against 9.42 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Papua New Guinea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
1.12 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 23rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 21st 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