Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, female

Papua New Guinea
2.93 years
in 2023
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.73 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
185th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
187th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.93 years against 2.73 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 185th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 187th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4157 years 0.6719 years 0.2561 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.585 years 1.13 years 0.5464 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.7568 years 1.27 years 0.5162 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.1 years 1.35 years 0.2452 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.33 years 2.45 years 0.1197 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.84 years 2.68 years 0.1664 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.93 years against 2.73 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.2 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 185th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 187th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release