Papua New Guinea vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
0.0975 years
in 1999
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0.4688 years
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
195th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
193rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.4688 years against 0.0975 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3713 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1227 years | 0.0631 years | 0.0596 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0857 years | 0.1183 years | 0.0326 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 0.1336 years | 0.1911 years | 0.0574 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 0.4688 years against 0.0975 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.3713 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1999.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 195th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release