Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
191,520 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
199,272 number
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
85th
Papua New Guinea rank
84th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 199,272 number against 191,520 number in Dominican Republic, a difference of 7,752 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 135,702 number 76,476 number 59,226 number Dominican Republic
1980s 159,498 number 99,859 number 59,639 number Dominican Republic
1990s 179,524 number 126,025 number 53,499 number Dominican Republic
2000s 195,238 number 148,044 number 47,193 number Dominican Republic
2010s 195,854 number 184,499 number 11,354 number Dominican Republic
2020s 191,520 number 199,272 number 7,752 number Papua New Guinea

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, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 199,272 number against 191,520 number in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
7,752 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 84th of 204 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.