Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Jamaica
8.14 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10.31 % change on previous year
in 2023
Jamaica rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.31 % change on previous year against 8.14 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 2.17 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.1444 % change on previous year | 4.48 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -0.3454 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 0.5475 % change on previous year | 0.4978 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.0189 % change on previous year | -0.9374 % change on previous year | 0.9185 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | -6.79 % change on previous year | -2.62 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -3.64 % change on previous year | 5.21 % change on previous year | 8.85 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.31 % change on previous year against 8.14 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.17 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.