Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate

Nigeria
5.84 % change on previous year
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
5.54 % change on previous year
in 1992
Nigeria rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd

Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
-250255075100197219962021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.84 % change on previous year against 5.54 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 33.23 % change on previous year 3.9 % change on previous year 29.33 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 33.84 % change on previous year 3.44 % change on previous year 30.4 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 4.27 % change on previous year 5.54 % change on previous year 1.28 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Nigeria, at 5.84 % change on previous year against 5.54 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.3 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1992.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate?
Nigeria ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
237 places, 6,649 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, teachers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.