Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0039 units per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0039 units per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
141st
Papua New Guinea rank
142nd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
0.0010.0020.0030.004197019962023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0039 units per person against 0.0039 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0013 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0014 units per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0014 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.002 units per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0012 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0022 units per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.004 units per person 0.004 units per person 0 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0039 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 0.0039 units per person against 0.0039 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 141st and Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.