Papua New Guinea vs South Asia: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
South Asia
0.0959 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
South Asia rank
25th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1593 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.0634 units per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0831 units per person | 0.1116 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | South Asia |
| 1980s | 0.1021 units per person | 0.1068 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | South Asia |
| 1990s | 0.1091 units per person | 0.113 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | South Asia |
| 2000s | 0.0855 units per person | 0.1115 units per person | 0.026 units per person | South Asia |
| 2010s | 0.1424 units per person | 0.1016 units per person | 0.0409 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1446 units per person | 0.091 units per person | 0.0535 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, Papua New Guinea or South Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1593 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 0.0634 units per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 25th 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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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.