MDG: Northern Africa vs Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
MDG: Northern Africa
4.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5.2%
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- MDG: Northern Africa
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.2% against 4.3% in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times MDG: Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 221 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Northern Africa | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 11.6% | 7.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 6.3% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 6.0% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, MDG: Northern Africa or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.2% against 4.3% in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between MDG: Northern Africa and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do MDG: Northern Africa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). 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