Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Canada
95.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
95.4%
in 2023
Canada rank
85th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Canada
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 95.6% against 95.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 219 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 75.7% | 24.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 84.0% | 16.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 85.0% | 15.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.7% | 0.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
- Canada, at 95.6% against 95.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Canada ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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