Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Cameroon
3.39 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.43 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.43 years against 3.39 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 213 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.25 years 0.8675 years 0.3812 years Cameroon
1980s 2.02 years 0.9374 years 1.09 years Cameroon
1990s 2.17 years 1.05 years 1.11 years Cameroon
2010s 4.11 years 2.46 years 1.66 years Cameroon
2020s 3.48 years 3.06 years 0.4199 years Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.43 years against 3.39 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.04 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Cameroon ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release