Lower middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total

Lower middle income
103.1%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea
127.8%
in 2016
Lower middle income rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
20th

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 127.8% against 103.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 43 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 107.8% 74.0% 33.8% Lower middle income
1990s 109.9% 83.2% 26.7% Lower middle income
2000s 115.0% 36.6% 78.4% Lower middle income
2010s 105.4% 130.6% 25.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total, Lower middle income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 127.8% against 103.1% in Lower middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total between Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
24.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2016.
How do Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
Lower middle income ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 20th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 7,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.