Papua New Guinea vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
973,751
in 2025
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
55.90 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
76th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
74th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 55.90 million against 973,751 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 54.93 million.

That makes SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 57.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 74th of 207 countries.

SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 174,065 52.42 million 52.25 million SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 737,783 57.69 million 56.96 million SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 949,544 56.94 million 55.99 million SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 55.90 million against 973,751 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
54.93 million, with SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 74th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release