ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
9.15 years
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
5.78 years
in 1998
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
186th
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

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

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 9.15 years against 5.78 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.37 years.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 4.5 years 3.61 years 0.8843 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 6.33 years 4.8 years 1.53 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 6.33 years 5.57 years 0.7607 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Papua New Guinea?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 9.15 years against 5.78 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Papua New Guinea?
3.37 years, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1998.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 186th 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