ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
9.75 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10.58 years
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
149th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.58 years against 9.75 years in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 0.83 years.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 221 groups.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.32 years | 3.65 years | 3.68 years | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 1980s | 8.15 years | 4.69 years | 3.46 years | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 1990s | 8.16 years | 5.17 years | 2.99 years | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2000s | 8.46 years | 5.39 years | 3.08 years | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2010s | 9.49 years | 9.09 years | 0.3963 years | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
| 2020s | 9.71 years | 9.56 years | 0.1584 years | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.58 years against 9.75 years in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.83 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 149th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release