Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1593 units per person against 0.0886 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0707 units per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1502 units per person | 0.0831 units per person | 0.0671 units per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.1477 units per person | 0.1021 units per person | 0.0456 units per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.1337 units per person | 0.1091 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.1222 units per person | 0.0855 units per person | 0.0367 units per person | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.0993 units per person | 0.1424 units per person | 0.0432 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0912 units per person | 0.1446 units per person | 0.0534 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1593 units per person against 0.0886 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0707 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.