Papua New Guinea vs World: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
10.31 % change on previous year
in 2023
World
1.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
World rank
10th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.31 % change on previous year against 1.43 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 8.88 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 7.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and World ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.26 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.99 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.7658 % change on previous year | 0.6082 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | World |
| 2010s | -2.62 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | World |
| 2020s | 5.21 % change on previous year | 0.9398 % change on previous year | 4.27 % 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, Papua New Guinea or World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.31 % change on previous year against 1.43 % change on previous year in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and World?
- 8.88 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and World ranks 10th 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.