MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
93.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
98.2%
in 2018
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
58th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 98.2% against 93.3% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.5% | 72.0% | 24.5% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1980s | 96.6% | 83.0% | 13.6% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1990s | 96.8% | 83.8% | 12.9% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 94.3% | 0.4% | 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, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 98.2% against 93.3% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Papua New Guinea?
- 4.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Papua New Guinea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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