Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male
Papua New Guinea
3.43 years
in 2023
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
3.19 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
179th
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
177th
School life expectancy, secondary, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.43 years against 3.19 years in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, a difference of 0.24 years.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: West and Central Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 177th of 213 countries.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8291 years | 0.985 years | 0.1559 years | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9374 years | 1.78 years | 0.8458 years | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 1990s | 1.03 years | 1.65 years | 0.6185 years | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2000s | 1.45 years | 1.77 years | 0.3219 years | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2010s | 2.9 years | 3.01 years | 0.1111 years | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2020s | 3.06 years | 3.17 years | 0.1115 years | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.43 years against 3.19 years in UNICEF: West and Central Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 0.24 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 177th 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
February 2026 Data Release