Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
East Timor
0.1645 units per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
East Timor rank
25th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • East Timor
0.10.150.20.25197019962023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.1645 units per person against 0.1593 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0052 units per person.

Across all 15 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and East Timor ranks 25th of 206 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 0.084 units per person 0.2038 units per person 0.1198 units per person East Timor
2010s 0.1424 units per person 0.1883 units per person 0.0459 units per person East Timor
2020s 0.1446 units per person 0.1623 units per person 0.0177 units per person East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?
East Timor, at 0.1645 units per person against 0.1593 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
0.0052 units per person, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th and East Timor 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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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.