Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Ghana
95.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
95.4%
in 2023
Ghana rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
87th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 95.5% against 95.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 87th of 219 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 75.9% | 19.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 84.0% | 11.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 86.2% | 9.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.8% | 2.3% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 94.3% | 2.8% | Ghana |
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, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Ghana, at 95.5% against 95.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ghana ranks 86th 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