Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education

Papua New Guinea
4 years
in 2020
Switzerland
4 years
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Switzerland rank
5th

Theoretical duration of upper secondary education over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 209 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 3.8 years 4 years 0.2 years Switzerland
1980s 4 years 4 years 0 years
1990s 4 years 4 years 0 years
2000s 4 years 4 years 0 years
2010s 4 years 4 years 0 years
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 upper secondary education, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
Papua New Guinea, at 4 years against 4 years in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of upper secondary education between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
0 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of upper 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 upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in upper secondary education.