Papua New Guinea vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Papua New Guinea
98.2%
in 2018
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
94.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
67th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
69th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 98.2% against 94.6% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 3.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 69th of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.0% | 93.0% | 14.0% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 88.8% | 92.9% | 4.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 93.5% | 5.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.7% | 1.9% | 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 98.2% against 94.6% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Papua New Guinea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 3.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 69th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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