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

Nicaragua
378,463 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
390,635 number
in 2020
Nicaragua rank
101st
Papua New Guinea rank
98th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 390,635 number against 378,463 number in Nicaragua, a difference of 12,172 number.

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

Nicaragua ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 208,676 number 161,198 number 47,478 number Nicaragua
1980s 265,801 number 190,568 number 75,233 number Nicaragua
1990s 352,579 number 244,520 number 108,059 number Nicaragua
2000s 387,783 number 285,035 number 102,748 number Nicaragua
2010s 373,534 number 359,064 number 14,470 number Nicaragua
2020s 378,463 number 390,635 number 12,172 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, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 390,635 number against 378,463 number in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
12,172 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Nicaragua ranks 101st 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.