Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils

Ecuador
1.72 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1.65 million
in 2023
Ecuador rank
70th
Papua New Guinea rank
72nd

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Ecuador
  • Papua New Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019972024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.72 million against 1.65 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 69,340.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 70th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.17 million 236,863 934,874 Ecuador
1980s 1.68 million 354,681 1.32 million Ecuador
1990s 1.87 million 491,822 1.38 million Ecuador
2000s 1.98 million 533,114 1.45 million Ecuador
2010s 1.99 million 1.27 million 718,484 Ecuador
2020s 1.84 million 1.46 million 372,945 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
Ecuador, at 1.72 million against 1.65 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
69,340, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Ecuador ranks 70th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/ecuador/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/ecuador/papua-new-guinea/">Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.