MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.4686 years
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.0975 years
in 1999
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
194th
Papua New Guinea rank
195th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.4686 years against 0.0975 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3711 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 4.8 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.063 years 0.1227 years 0.0597 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1182 years 0.0857 years 0.0325 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.1909 years 0.1336 years 0.0572 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Papua New Guinea?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.4686 years against 0.0975 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Papua New Guinea?
0.3711 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1999.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th and Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release