Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education

Papua New Guinea
4 years
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4 years
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

Theoretical duration of lower secondary education over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4 years against 4 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 221 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2 years 3 years 0.8 years United Arab Emirates
1980s 2 years 3 years 1 years United Arab Emirates
1990s 2 years 3 years 1 years United Arab Emirates
2000s 2 years 3.7 years 1.7 years United Arab Emirates
2010s 2.4 years 4 years 1.6 years United Arab Emirates
2020s 4 years 4 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of lower secondary education, Papua New Guinea or United Arab Emirates?
Papua New Guinea, at 4 years against 4 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of lower secondary education between Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
0 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for theoretical duration of lower secondary education?
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
221 places, 11,823 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release