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

Papua New Guinea
390,635 number
in 2020
Paraguay
404,759 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
98th
Paraguay rank
96th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 404,759 number against 390,635 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 14,124 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Paraguay ranks 96th of 205 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 161,198 number 207,469 number 46,271 number Paraguay
1980s 190,568 number 249,510 number 58,942 number Paraguay
1990s 244,520 number 332,197 number 87,677 number Paraguay
2000s 285,035 number 403,882 number 118,847 number Paraguay
2010s 358,017 number 408,339 number 50,323 number Paraguay
2020s 390,635 number 404,759 number 14,124 number Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 404,759 number against 390,635 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
14,124 number, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Paraguay ranks 96th 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.