East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0841 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
28th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1593 units per person against 0.0841 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0752 units per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1458 units per person 0.0831 units per person 0.0627 units per person East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.1379 units per person 0.1021 units per person 0.0358 units per person East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.1174 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.0083 units per person East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.1008 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.0153 units per person East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.0832 units per person 0.1424 units per person 0.0592 units per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0841 units per person 0.1446 units per person 0.0604 units per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1593 units per person against 0.0841 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
0.0752 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 45 groups.
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.