Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0936 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
28th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1593 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0657 units per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1559 units per person 0.0831 units per person 0.0728 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.1539 units per person 0.1021 units per person 0.0518 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.1402 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.031 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.1281 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.0426 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.1042 units per person 0.1424 units per person 0.0382 units per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0961 units per person 0.1446 units per person 0.0485 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1593 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
0.0657 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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.