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

Nicaragua
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
0000.001197019962023

How they compare

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

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 201 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 51st 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.