ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
9.19 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5.78 years
in 1998
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank
185th
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) currently reports 9.19 years against 5.78 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.41 years.

That makes ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)'s figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 221 groups.

ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 5.17 years 3.61 years 1.55 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
1980s 6.79 years 4.8 years 1.99 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
1990s 6.35 years 5.57 years 0.7851 years ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) or Papua New Guinea?
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), at 9.19 years against 5.78 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) and Papua New Guinea?
3.41 years, with ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1998.
How do ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 185th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release