Papua New Guinea vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Papua New Guinea
95.4%
in 2023
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
92.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
87th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
85th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 95.4% against 92.5% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 2.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 87th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 85th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.4% | 93.1% | 17.7% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 92.3% | 8.3% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 91.5% | 6.0% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.7% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 92.6% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Papua New Guinea or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Papua New Guinea, at 95.4% against 92.5% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 2.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 87th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 85th 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