Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Botswana
0.1564 units per person
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
28th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
0.10.150.2197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1593 units per person against 0.1564 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1544 units per person 0.0831 units per person 0.0713 units per person Botswana
1980s 0.1981 units per person 0.1021 units per person 0.096 units per person Botswana
1990s 0.2119 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.1028 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.1833 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.0978 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.1572 units per person 0.1401 units per person 0.0172 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.1543 units per person 0.1413 units per person 0.013 units per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1593 units per person against 0.1564 units per person in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
0.0029 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Botswana ranks 31st 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.