ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
3.04 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.19 years
in 2023
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank
178th
Papua New Guinea rank
181st

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.19 years against 3.04 years in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), a difference of 0.15 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ahead.

ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 221 groups.

ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6966 years 0.6289 years 0.0677 years ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
1980s 1.33 years 0.7476 years 0.5869 years ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
1990s 1.31 years 0.9027 years 0.4043 years ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
2000s 1.42 years 1.28 years 0.1345 years ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
2010s 2.76 years 2.63 years 0.13 years ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
2020s 2.98 years 2.96 years 0.0275 years ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.19 years against 3.04 years in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Papua New Guinea?
0.15 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Papua New Guinea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release