Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
382,284 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
390,635 number
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
100th
Papua New Guinea rank
98th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 390,635 number against 382,284 number in Dominican Republic, a difference of 8,351 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 205 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 257,746 number 161,198 number 96,548 number Dominican Republic
1980s 309,904 number 190,568 number 119,336 number Dominican Republic
1990s 350,559 number 244,520 number 106,039 number Dominican Republic
2000s 385,504 number 285,035 number 100,469 number Dominican Republic
2010s 468,036 number 359,064 number 108,973 number Dominican Republic
2020s 382,284 number 390,635 number 8,351 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 390,635 number against 382,284 number in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
8,351 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, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.