GPE: Region 3 vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
GPE: Region 3
9.85 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10.58 years
in 2023
GPE: Region 3 rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- GPE: Region 3
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.58 years against 9.85 years in GPE: Region 3, a difference of 0.73 years.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Region 3's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GPE: Region 3 ahead.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 221 groups.
GPE: Region 3 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 3 | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.33 years | 3.65 years | 2.68 years | GPE: Region 3 |
| 1980s | 7.16 years | 4.69 years | 2.47 years | GPE: Region 3 |
| 1990s | 7.5 years | 5.17 years | 2.32 years | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2000s | 7.93 years | 5.39 years | 2.55 years | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2010s | 9.49 years | 9.09 years | 0.4014 years | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2020s | 9.69 years | 9.56 years | 0.1335 years | GPE: Region 3 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, GPE: Region 3 or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.58 years against 9.85 years in GPE: Region 3 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between GPE: Region 3 and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.73 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 3 and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Region 3 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 147th 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