Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
Barbados
10.17 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10.25 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Barbados
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.25 years against 10.17 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.08 years.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 208 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.93 years | 2.93 years | 8 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 12.64 years | 4.42 years | 8.22 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 11.7 years | 4.63 years | 7.08 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11.48 years | 5.03 years | 6.46 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 10.97 years | 8.99 years | 1.97 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 10.65 years | 9.5 years | 1.15 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.25 years against 10.17 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Barbados ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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