Papua New Guinea vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Papua New Guinea
4.6%
in 2023
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
7.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
140th
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
140th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: West and Central Africa currently reports 7.2% against 4.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes UNICEF: West and Central Africa'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.
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 140th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: West and Central Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 14.7% | 9.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 15.6% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 7.0% | 1.8% | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 7.2% | 1.8% | UNICEF: West and Central Africa |
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, Papua New Guinea or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa, at 7.2% 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 Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 2.6%, with UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 140th and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 140th of 216 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release