ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) vs Papua New Guinea: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
5.08 million
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
9,943
in 1999
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
160th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0M4.0M6.0M197019952021

How they compare

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) currently reports 5.08 million against 9,943 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.07 million.

That makes ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)'s figure about 511.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 221 groups.

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 249,096 5,426 243,670 ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
1980s 376,270 5,328 370,941 ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
1990s 601,003 12,613 588,390 ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) or Papua New Guinea?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), at 5.08 million against 9,943 in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) and Papua New Guinea?
5.07 million, with ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) and Papua New Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1999.
How do ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.