Papua New Guinea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
Papua New Guinea
10.25 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
9.13 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
159th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.25 years against 9.13 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.12 years.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th of 208 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 3.9 years | 1.05 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 4.44 years | 5.54 years | 1.09 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 4.86 years | 5.99 years | 1.13 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 5.03 years | 6.22 years | 1.19 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 8.65 years | 8.26 years | 0.3939 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.5 years | 8.78 years | 0.7192 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Papua New Guinea or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.25 years against 9.13 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 1.12 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th 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