Papua New Guinea vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary, female

Papua New Guinea
7.32 years
in 2023
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
6.28 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
22nd

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.32 years against 6.28 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 1.04 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 22nd of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 2.46 years 3.77 years 1.31 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 3.68 years 4.5 years 0.827 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 4.13 years 4.35 years 0.2141 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 3.39 years 5.39 years 2 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 6.32 years 6.32 years 0.0007 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 6.64 years 6.38 years 0.2608 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Papua New Guinea or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.32 years against 6.28 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
1.04 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release