Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Iraq
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2007
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Iraq rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP Iraq
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Iraq, at 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2007.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Iraq ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.