Papua New Guinea vs WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Papua New Guinea
0.0705 years
in 1999
WB: Africa Western and Central
0.4271 years
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
189th
WB: Africa Western and Central rank
186th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Africa Western and Central
00.10.20.30.4197019952021

How they compare

WB: Africa Western and Central currently reports 0.4271 years against 0.0705 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3566 years.

That makes WB: Africa Western and Central's figure about 6.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 189th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 186th of 191 countries.

WB: Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0438 years 0.0501 years 0.0063 years WB: Africa Western and Central
1990s 0.0971 years 0.1364 years 0.0393 years WB: Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Papua New Guinea or WB: Africa Western and Central?
WB: Africa Western and Central, at 0.4271 years against 0.0705 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Western and Central?
0.3566 years, with WB: Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Western and Central?
9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1999.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Western and Central rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 189th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 186th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release