GPE: Region 2 vs Papua New Guinea: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

GPE: Region 2
7.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.6%
in 2023
GPE: Region 2 rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time

  • GPE: Region 2
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

GPE: Region 2 currently reports 7.3% against 4.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes GPE: Region 2's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

GPE: Region 2 ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, GPE: Region 2 averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 2 Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 15.8% 24.6% 8.8% Papua New Guinea
1980s 15.9% 16.0% 0.1% Papua New Guinea
1990s 13.2% 14.6% 1.3% Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.1% 5.2% 1.9% GPE: Region 2
2020s 7.2% 5.3% 1.9% GPE: Region 2

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, GPE: Region 2 or Papua New Guinea?
GPE: Region 2, at 7.3% against 4.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between GPE: Region 2 and Papua New Guinea?
2.7%, with GPE: Region 2 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 2 and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do GPE: Region 2 and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
GPE: Region 2 ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release