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

Papua New Guinea
199,272 number
in 2020
Tunisia
168,601 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Tunisia rank
87th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tunisia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 199,272 number against 168,601 number in Tunisia, a difference of 30,671 number.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 76,476 number 149,717 number 73,241 number Tunisia
1980s 99,859 number 172,891 number 73,032 number Tunisia
1990s 126,025 number 207,574 number 81,548 number Tunisia
2000s 148,044 number 193,272 number 45,228 number Tunisia
2010s 184,499 number 160,366 number 24,133 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 199,272 number 168,601 number 30,671 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, Papua New Guinea or Tunisia?
Papua New Guinea, at 199,272 number against 168,601 number in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
30,671 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tunisia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tunisia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Tunisia ranks 87th 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.