Papua New Guinea vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes
Papua New Guinea
973,751
in 2025
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
55.90 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
76th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
78th
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 55.90 million against 973,751 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 54.93 million.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 57.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 78th of 207 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174,065 | 52.42 million | 52.25 million | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 737,783 | 57.69 million | 56.96 million | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 949,544 | 56.94 million | 55.99 million | WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 54.93 million, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 76th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 78th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release