American Samoa vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita

American Samoa
0.1608 units per person
in 1992
Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
American Samoa rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.1608 units per person against 0.1593 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0015 units per person.

Across all 17 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2418 units per person 0.083 units per person 0.1588 units per person American Samoa
1980s 0.1881 units per person 0.1045 units per person 0.0836 units per person American Samoa
1990s 0.172 units per person 0.106 units per person 0.0659 units per person American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, American Samoa or Papua New Guinea?
American Samoa, at 0.1608 units per person against 0.1593 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 1992.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
0.0015 units per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Papua New Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1992.
How do American Samoa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.