Papua New Guinea vs WB: Ida Blend: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
226,155
in 2025
WB: Ida Blend
16.48 million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
81st
WB: Ida Blend rank
81st

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WB: Ida Blend
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How they compare

WB: Ida Blend currently reports 16.48 million against 226,155 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 16.25 million.

That makes WB: Ida Blend's figure about 72.9 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Ida Blend has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 81st and WB: Ida Blend ranks 81st of 222 countries.

WB: Ida Blend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WB: Ida Blend Difference Ahead
1970s 68,735 4.95 million 4.89 million WB: Ida Blend
1980s 84,499 6.62 million 6.54 million WB: Ida Blend
1990s 108,014 9.11 million 9.00 million WB: Ida Blend
2000s 147,241 11.25 million 11.10 million WB: Ida Blend
2010s 189,231 13.71 million 13.52 million WB: Ida Blend
2020s 217,209 16.20 million 15.98 million WB: Ida Blend

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, Papua New Guinea or WB: Ida Blend?
WB: Ida Blend, at 16.48 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 Papua New Guinea and WB: Ida Blend?
16.25 million, with WB: Ida Blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WB: Ida Blend?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and WB: Ida Blend rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 81st and WB: Ida Blend ranks 81st of 222 countries.
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