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

Gambia
0.1569 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
Gambia rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1593 units per person against 0.1569 units per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0024 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Gambia ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0374 units per person 0.0839 units per person 0.0465 units per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0719 units per person 0.1021 units per person 0.0302 units per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0874 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.0217 units per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.1221 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.0366 units per person Gambia
2010s 0.1361 units per person 0.1424 units per person 0.0064 units per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.157 units per person 0.1446 units per person 0.0124 units per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1593 units per person against 0.1569 units per person in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
0.0024 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Gambia ranks 30th 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.