Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Algeria
987,399
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
973,751
in 2025
Algeria rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
67th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 987,399 against 973,751 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 13,648.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 million 175,391 839,418 Algeria
1980s 1.35 million 200,460 1.15 million Algeria
1990s 1.48 million 226,356 1.26 million Algeria
2000s 975,889 165,218 810,672 Algeria
2010s 806,464 737,783 68,681 Algeria
2020s 1.00 million 953,578 48,978 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Algeria, at 987,399 against 973,751 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
13,648, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release