Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
3.19 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
3.04 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank
178th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.19 years against 3.04 years in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), a difference of 0.15 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 178th of 214 countries.

UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6289 years 0.6966 years 0.0677 years UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
1980s 0.7476 years 1.33 years 0.5869 years UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
1990s 0.9027 years 1.31 years 0.4043 years UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
2000s 1.28 years 1.42 years 0.1345 years UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
2010s 2.63 years 2.76 years 0.13 years UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
2020s 2.96 years 2.98 years 0.0275 years UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.19 years against 3.04 years in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
0.15 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 178th of 214 countries.
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