Which has higher primary education, pupils, Papua New Guinea or Poland, Republic of?

Papua New Guinea, at 1.65 million against 1.60 million in Poland, Republic of as of 2023.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Papua New Guinea and Poland, Republic of?

55,210, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Poland, Republic of?

42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

Papua New Guinea vs Poland, Republic of: Primary education, pupils

Papua New Guinea

1.65 million

in 2023

Poland, Republic of

1.60 million

in 2024

Papua New Guinea rank

72nd

Poland, Republic of rank

73rd

Primary education, pupils over time

Papua New Guinea
Poland, Republic of

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.65 million against 1.60 million in Poland, Republic of, a difference of 55,210.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland, Republic of ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd and Poland, Republic of ranks 73rd of 206 countries.

Poland, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Poland, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	236,863	3.34 million	3.11 million	Poland, Republic of
1980s	354,681	3.58 million	3.23 million	Poland, Republic of
1990s	491,822	3.86 million	3.36 million	Poland, Republic of
2000s	533,114	2.90 million	2.36 million	Poland, Republic of
2010s	1.27 million	2.23 million	962,978	Poland, Republic of
2020s	1.46 million	1.49 million	28,560	Poland, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Papua New Guinea or Poland, Republic of?: Papua New Guinea, at 1.65 million against 1.60 million in Poland, Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Papua New Guinea and Poland, Republic of?: 55,210, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Poland, Republic of?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Poland, Republic of rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd and Poland, Republic of ranks 73rd 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.

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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: 06 August 2026

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