ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
16.26 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
226,155
in 2025
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank
83rd
Papua New Guinea rank
81st

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972025

How they compare

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) currently reports 16.26 million against 226,155 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 16.03 million.

That makes ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)'s figure about 71.9 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has been ahead every year.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 221 groups.

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 16.82 million 125,332 16.70 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2000s 15.71 million 147,241 15.57 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2010s 14.97 million 189,231 14.78 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
2020s 16.09 million 217,209 15.87 million ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) or Papua New Guinea?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), at 16.26 million against 226,155 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Papua New Guinea?
16.03 million, with ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 83rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release